Page 11: Historical Events In 2007

Oct 28   On this day in history the Vatican beatifies 498 Spanish victims of religious persecution from before and during the Spanish Civil War.[21]   

Oct 30   Brazil is announced as the host of the FIFA World Cup 2014 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history a bus bomb in the central Russian city of Tolyatti kills 8 and injures over 50 people.   

Oct 31   World Economic Forum releases The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008, at 11:00 CET in the year 2007.   

Nov 01   On this day in history london's Metropolitan Police Service is found guilty of endangering the public following the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent Brazilian who officers mistook for a suicide bomber.   

Nov 01   Martina Hingis of Switzerland announced her second retirement from professional tennis due to doping allegations and injuries on this day in history.   

Nov 01   The Election commission of Bangladesh is separated from the Judiciary department on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history four firefighters feared dead in the 2007 Atherstone fire disaster.   

Nov 03   On this day in history dARPA Grand Challenge, a prized competition for driverless cars to navigate safely in traffic is scheduled.   

Nov 03   President Pervez Musharraf declares state of emergency in Pakistan in the year 2007.   

Nov 04   On this day in history Álvaro Colom wins the second round of the presidential elections in Guatemala.   

Nov 04   In the year 2007 reformation Sunday is observed by Lutherans and other Protestants around the world, to commemorate the 490th anniversary (oct 31) of the Ninety-Five Theses, which began the Protestant Reformation.   

Nov 05   In the year 2007 the Writers Guild of America goes on strike.   

Nov 06   A suicide bomber kills at least 50 people in Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan. Among the dead are 6 members of the National Assembly in the year 2007.   

Nov 06   In the year 2007 legislative elections are held in the U.S. states of Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia; Kentucky and Mississippi also hold gubernatorial elections.   

Nov 07   A 48 hour long state of emergency for Tbilisi is declared by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili due to the intense anti-government protests that have gripped the capital city in the year 2007.   

Nov 07   The Jokela school shooting occurs. Finnish youth Pekka-Eric Auvinen shoots dead 8 people and wounds one at the Jokela School Centre on this day in history.   

Nov 08   The 8th annual Latin Grammy Awards were held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA, near Las Vegas on this day in history.   

Nov 11   Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, India killing 15,000 people on this day in history.   

Nov 11   On this day in history slovenians vote in the final round of the nation's presidential elections. Danilo Türk won the race with 68.26% of the vote.   

Nov 13   An explosion hits the south wing of the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Quezon City, north of Manila, killing four people, including Basilan Congressman Wahab Akbar, and wounding 6 others on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Parliamentary elections in Denmark. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's coalition wins a third term in the year 2007.   

Nov 14   In the year 2007 a 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurs in northern Chile.   

Nov 14   High Speed 1 from London to the Channel Tunnel is opened to passengers on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Over 3,000 people are believed to have died after Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, with the death toll expected to rise in the year 2007.   

Nov 17   Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in the year 2007.   

Nov 18   On this day in history the Zasyadko mine disaster in eastern Ukraine claims the lives of 101 miners.   

Nov 20   The UK's HM Revenue and Customs admits that it has misplaces two computer discs which contained the records of child benefit claimants data, including bank details and National Insurance numbers, in the United Kingdom, leaving up to 7.25 million households susceptible to identity theft on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 2007 senegalese street vendors riot in Dakar after government attempts to ban them from operating in the center of the capital city.   

Nov 22   Vladimer Gurgenidze becomes the 17th Prime Minister of Georgia in the year 2007.   

Nov 24   Australian Labor Party wins the federal election in Australia; Labor leader Kevin Rudd is elected to succeed John Howard as Prime Minister of Australia on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 2007 police broke up anti-Putin demonstrations in Saint Petersburg and Moscow.   

Nov 24   The National Australian Football League draft will take place in the year 2007.   

Nov 25   A European Parliament election will take place in Romania on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   A. I. Bezzerides, American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1908) died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (b. 1911) died on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 2007 death of william Verity Jr., United States Secretary of Commerce 1987-1989 (b. 1917)   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of marais Viljoen, former State President of South Africa (b. 1915)   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (b. 1910)   

Jan 06   Roberta Wohlstetter, military historian and strategist (b. 1912) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic-born television presenter (b. 1929) died in the year 2007.   

Jan 08   Jane Bolin, first African American female judge (b. 1908) died in the year 2007.