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Calendar year
Year 2007 (
MMVII ) was a
common year starting on Monday of the
Gregorian calendar in the
21st century .
The year 2007 was designated:
Also see:
Wikipedia's almanac of events for this year.
UNESCO has formally recognized fifteen anniversaries for 2007.
[6]
Events of 2007
January
Nancy Pelosi
January 4 -
Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female
speaker of the
United States House of Representatives .
January 5 -
War in Somalia : The first shots are fired in the
battle for control of the border town of
Ras Kamboni .
January 8 -
Daniel Ortega becomes President of
Nicaragua for the second time.
January 8 -
Russian oil supplies to
Poland ,
Germany , and
Ukraine are cut as the
Russia-Belarus energy dispute escalates; restored 3 days later.
January 9 -
War in Somalia : U.S. planes conduct
air strikes in Somalia against suspected terrorists .
January 9 - An
AerianTur-M
Antonov
An-26
crashes in
Balad ,
Iraq . The
Islamic Army in Iraq claims to have shot it down.
January 9 -
Apple Inc. announces and introduces the highly speculated
iPhone at the 2007
Macworld Conference & Expo .
January 10 -
U.S.
President
George W. Bush announces a plan to station 21,500 additional troops in
Iraq .
January 11 - In
Bangladesh , a state of emergency is declared by caretaker President
Iajuddin Ahmed , following weeks of violent protests preceding upcoming
parliamentary elections .
January 11 -
Vietnam joins the
World Trade Organization as its 150th member.
January 11 -
China successfully tests a ground-based
ballistic missile capable of destroying satellites in orbit, drawing criticisms from other countries.
January 12 - An
Argentine judge issues a warrant for the arrest of former
President
Isabel Martínez de Perón in connection with the disappearance of a
human rights worker in
1976 .
January 12 - The US Embassy in
Athens is attacked with a
rocket propelled grenade , which caused minimal damage and no injuries.
January 12 -
Comet McNaught , the brightest comet in over 40 years, makes
perihelion .
January 13 - The Greek ship Server breaks in half off the
Norwegian coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude
oil .
January 14 - The
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement officially adopts the
Red Crystal as a non-religious emblem for use in its overseas operations.
January 14 -
Nazanin Fatehi , a 19 year old
Iranian girl previously
sentenced to death for killing a man she claimed tried to
rape her niece, is exonerated, as her re-trial comes to an end.
January 17 -
Doomsday Clock is set to 5 minutes to midnight.
January 18 -
Comet McNaught , the brightest
comet to appear in over 40 years, becomes visible over the
Southern Hemisphere .
January 19 -
Israel released $100 million in frozen assets to President
Mahmoud Abbas of the
Palestinian National Authority in order to bolster the president's position.
[2]
January 22 - A
bombing in a market in Baghdad, Iraq kills 88 people.
January 24 - The
Israeli
Ministry of Justice announces that the
President of Israel ,
Moshe Katsav , will be charged with
rape and abuse of power.
January 25 - The
President of Israel ,
Moshe Katsav , takes a temporary
leave of absence due to a
sex scandal .
January 28 - A
battle between
insurgents and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops kills 300 suspected terrorists in
Najaf ,
Iraq .
January 31 - The
Venezuelan
National Assembly gives President
Hugo Chávez the power to
rule by decree for 18 months.
February
March
April
May
Nicolas Sarkozy
May 6 -
Nicolas Sarkozy is elected
President of the French Republic , defeating
Ségolène Royal with 53% of the vote in the
French Presidential Election .
May 6 -
Manchester United wins the
English
Premier League .
May 6 -
Panathinaikos BC wins basketball's
Euroleague after beating
CSKA Moscow 93-91 in Athens Olympic stadium.
May 6 -
A.C. Paranavaí wins its first ever Paraná State Championship.
May 7 -
Chinese slave scandal .
May 8 -
Devolved government is restored to
Northern Ireland , with
Ian Paisley as First Minister and
Martin McGuinness as Deputy First Minister.
May 9 -
Subtropical Storm Andrea forms off the coast of
Florida , the earliest subtropical storm since
Subtropical Storm Ana in
2003 .
May 10 -
Tony Blair announces he will resign as
British Prime Minister on
27 June triggering a
Labour Party leadership election .
May 12 - The final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 is held in Helsinki, resulting in
Serbia 's first victory.
May 13 -
Tomislav Nikolić resigns at duty of president Serbian parliament.
May 14 - Senatorial Elections in the
Philippines was held.
May 14 - Famed singer
Bobby Darin receives a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.
May 15 - Coalition government of
Fatah and
Hamas in
Palestinian National Authority appeared to break down, as massive fighting breaks out in
Gaza Strip .
May 16 - The
General Assembly of the
United Nations , recognizing that genuine
multilingualism promotes unity in diversity and international understanding, proclaimed
2008 the
International Year of Languages
[3] .
May 16 -
Nicolas Sarkozy becomes
President of the French Republic after taking over from
Jacques Chirac .
May 17 -
Alex Salmond becomes
First Minister of Scotland after taking over from
Jack McConnell .
May 17 - The
Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and the
Moscow Patriarchate re-united after eighty years of schism.
May 17 -
Hong Kong media regulator receives more than thousand complaints about the
Bible being too sexual.
May 19 - The 126th
FA Cup Final is held, the first at the new
Wembley Stadium .
Chelsea defeat
Manchester United 1-0.
May 20 - The ruler of
Dubai , Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum makes the largest single charitable donation in modern history, committing €7.41 billion to an educational foundation in the Middle East.
May 20 - Clashes in
Tripoli, Lebanon , spark the
2007 Lebanon conflict .
May 21 - The
19th century ship the
Cutty Sark is badly damaged by fire in
London , UK.
May 23 -
A.C. Milan beat
Liverpool F.C. 2-1 in the
UEFA Champions League 2006-07 final at the
Olympic Stadium in
Athens ,
Greece .
May 24 -
General election in the
Republic of Ireland .
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern and his
Fianna Fáil party win a majority of seats for the third election in a row.
May 25 -
Ozeki
Hakuho clinches the
Emperor's Cup at the Summer Grand
Sumo Tournament (Natsu Basho) in
Tokyo , Japan.
May 25 -
Danish former professional bicyclist
Bjarne Riis admitted to having used
doping when winning the
1996 Tour de France .
May 26 -
Russia is once again recognized as a full-fledged
superpower by the
United States .
[9]
May 27 -
Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) is taken off the air after the government of
Venezuela refused to renew its license. This action results in
protests . On
July 16 , 2007, RCTV resumed broadcasting via cable and satellite.
May 27 -
Dario Franchitti wins the
2007 Indianapolis 500 .
May 28 -
Riyo Mori was crowned the new
Miss Universe 2007 in
Mexico City .
May 29 - Inauguration of newly elected
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the Abuja Eagle Square and first civilian to civilian transfer of power in
Nigeria .
May 31 -
Valdis Zatlers is elected
President of Latvia , defeating
Aivars Endziņš in the
Latvian presidential election .
May 31 - A calendar
blue moon occurred in the
Western Hemisphere and parts of the
Eastern Hemisphere .
June
Launch of the
Space Shuttle Atlantis
June 8 - The
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission
STS-117 .
June 8 - Storms kill nine in the coastal city of
Newcastle ,
New South Wales .
[17] , and resulted in major flooding of the city and its surrounding areas and the beaching of the tanker ship
Pasha Bulker .
[18] }
June 10 - The first round of a
legislative election was held in
France , and a
general election was held in
Belgium .
June 10 - The
61st Tony Awards , honoring
Broadway theatres ' best shows, took place at
Radio City Music Hall .
June 10 -
Lewis Hamilton wins the
Canadian Grand Prix , becoming the first driver of mixed racial origin to win a
Formula One race.
June 14 - The
Green Party enters government for the first time in
Ireland , with
Fianna Fáil and the
Progressive Democrats .
June 18 - Nine
Charleston ,
South Carolina firefighters are killed by a roof collapse while battling a furniture store fire.
June 20 - The Argentinian team
Boca Juniors beat the Brazilian team
Grêmio to win the
Copa Libertadores 2007 .
June 22 - An
F5
tornado tears through
Elie, Manitoba , no injuries are reported.
June 24 - The refurbished
Millennium Dome , now called The O2 , reopens in
London .
June 24 - A wildfire destroys 254 homes in the
South Lake Tahoe area.
June 25 - Groundbreaking of the
Chicago Spire occurs.
June 25 - Intense heatwaves begin to hit south-east Europe as temperatures reach 46c in Bulgaria and Greece.
June 25 - Following the wettest June on record, Sheffield and South Yorkshire are affected by flooding. Much of Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham is flooded when the River Don breaches its banks.
June 26 -
July 15 - The
Copa América 2007
soccer tournament takes place in
Venezuela .
July
July 1 -
Hong Kong celebrates 10 years of Chinese rule.
July 1 -
Portugal takes over the
Presidency of the Council of the European Union from
Germany .
July 1 - Smoking in public and work places is banned in
England .
July 1 - Smoking is banned in pubs and clubs in
New South Wales and
Victoria, Australia .
July 1 - A law goes into effect lowering the
voting age in
Austria from 18 to 16 in federal elections.
July 1 -
Russia is composed of 85 federal subjects instead of 86 as
Koryak Autonomous Okrug and
Kamchatka Oblast were merged into the
Kamchatka Krai following a 2005 referendum.
July 1 - The
Concert For Diana is held at Wembley Stadium to commemorate
Diana, Princess of Wales .
July 2 -
Venus and
Saturn are in
conjunction , separation 46 arcsecs.
July 3 - Torrential rains cause the onset of the
2007 Sudan floods , the worst in the
Sudan 's history.
July 4 - The
50-star U.S. flag becomes the longest-flying American flag, replacing the
48-star flag that flew from
1912 to
1959 .
July 4 -
Sochi is elected as the host city of the
2014 Winter Olympics , during the 119th
International Olympic Committee Session in
Guatemala City .
July 4 - After being held captive for 114 days,
BBC journalist
Alan Johnston was freed by his Palestinian kidnappers.
July 7 -
Venus Williams wins the Women's Singles at
Wimbledon for a fourth time.
July 7 -
Live Earth Concerts are held throughout 9 major cities around the world.
July 7 -
July 29 - The
2007 Tour de France begins, with a grand départ from
London .
July 7 -
July 29 - The
Asian Cup 2007
Football (Soccer) tournament begins, taking place in
Indonesia ,
Thailand ,
Malaysia , and
Vietnam .
July 8 - Boeing launches the new
Boeing 787 .
July 10 - A
Cessna 310 R twin-engine airplane crashes into two homes in
Sanford, Florida , killing three adults and two children.
July 10 -
Zheng Xiaoyu , head of
State Food and Drug Administration of the
People's Republic of China executed.
July 11 - The ninth
All Africa Games kick off in
Algiers ,
Algeria
July 12 -
Queen Elizabeth II visits the world's largest Commonwealth war grave in
Ypres ,
Belgium to pay respects to fallen soldiers of the
Battle of Passchendaele .
July 13 - The
15th Pan Am Games opens in
Rio de Janeiro .
July 14 - Following a presidential decree,
Russia withdraws from the
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe .
July 15 -
Brazil defeats
Argentina 3-0 in the
Copa América 2007 Final.
Opening ceremony of the second
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
July 15 - In
Tacoma, Washington , the second span of the
Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens to traffic, making it the longest twin suspension bridge in the world.
July 16 - Earthquake occurs in Japan, killing seven and causing a pipe at a nuclear power plant to break and release about 300 gallons of radioactive water.
July 16 - Britain expels four Russian diplomats in response to a refusal by the Russians to extradite
Andrei Lugovoi , suspected to be behind the murder of former KGB spy
Alexander Litvinenko in London.
July 17 -
TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 overruns the runway of
Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport and crashes, killing all 186 and others on the ground.
July 17 -
Atlanta Falcons quarterback
Michael Vick and three other men on charges related to their alleged operation of a
dogfighting ring based at one of Vick's properties in southeastern
Virginia . Vick was later suspended indefinitely in
August by NFL Commissioner
Roger Goodell and is now serving his sentence of 23 months in federal prison.
July 18 -
Nelson Mandela convenes a group of world leaders to contribute their ideas to tackle some of the world's toughest problems.
July 18 - At the height of rush hour in New York City
a major steam pipe bursts , releasing millions of gallons of boiling water and super heated steam. Only one fatality occurred; a pedestrian who went into cardiac arrest.
July 19 -
Ol Doinyo Lengai mountain erupts, bringing a stop to the daily week long tremors experienced in
Nairobi and Northern
Tanzania .
July 19 - Russia expels four British embassy staff in a tit-for-tat response over Britain's expulsion of four of Russia's diplomats. Russia also refuses to cooperate with Britain over the war on terror.
Pratibha Patil
July 19 - The
Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 14,000 for the first time in history.
July 19 -
Prathiba Patil is elected as the first female
President of India .
July 21 - U.S. Vice President
Dick Cheney serves as
Acting President for two and a half hours, while President
George W. Bush undergoes a
colonoscopy procedure.
July 22 -
Floods cause chaos through wide areas of
Britain , especially the counties of
Gloucestershire ,
Warwickshire ,
Worcestershire , and
Oxfordshire , leaving hundreds homeless and thousands of vehicles stranded on major roads.
July 22 -
Parliamentary elections took place in
Turkey .
July 22 -
Yokozuna
Asashoryu conquers the
Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand
Sumo Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in
Nagoya , Japan.
July 22 - A bus carrying 50 Polish
pilgrims crashes near
Grenoble in
France , killing 26 people and injuring 24.
July 27 - Two television news
helicopters
collide in mid-air while covering a police chase in
Phoenix, Arizona , killing both pilots and two
photojournalists .
July 27 -
Nikola Radosavljevic shot dead nine people in village
Jabukovac in eastern
Serbia and wounded two.
July 29 - The ruling coalition of
Japan lost its majority in the upper house after the
election .
July 29 -
Iraq wins its first
Asian Cup football championship, beating
Saudi Arabia 1-0.
July 30 - New British Prime Minister
Gordon Brown visits U.S. President
George W. Bush for the first time as Prime Minister.
August
I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapse.
August 4 - The
Phoenix spacecraft launches toward the Martian north pole.
August 6 -
Israeli Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert arrives in historic Palestianian town of
Jericho , becoming the first Prime Minister of Israel to visit the
West Bank or
Gaza Strip in over seven years. Olmert met with Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas .
August 6 - The
Crandall Canyon Mine in
Emery County ,
Utah collapses, trapping six miners.
August 7 -
Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's home run record by hitting his 756th home run.
August 8 - The
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on mission
STS-118 .
August 9 - The
Dow Jones Industrial Average loses 387.18 points, its largest single-day drop since
February 27 .
August 4 -
August 11 - The
National Eisteddfod of Wales is held at
Mold ,
Flintshire ,
Wales .
August 11 -
Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in
Sierra Leone .
August 14 - Multiple suicide bombings
kill 572 people in
Qahtaniya , northern
Iraq .
August 14 - At least 22 people are killed, and at least 39 missing, as a bridge collapses in the southeastern province of
Hunan ,
China .
August 15 - An
8.0 earthquake strikes
Peru , killing 512 people, injuring more than 1,500, and causing
tsunami warnings in the
Pacific Ocean .
August 16 - The
Crandall Canyon Mine in
Emery County ,
Utah , collapses a second time, killing three rescue workers and injuring six more.
August 17
Vladimir Putin issues a statement, revealing that
Russia is to resume the flight exercises of its
Strategic bombers in remote areas. The flights were suspended in
1991 after the
Collapse of the Soviet Union .
August 18 -
Typhoon Sepat makes landfall in eastern
Taiwan .
August 18 - The remnants of
Tropical Storm Erin re-strengthen into a tropical storm over Oklahoma, causing widespread flooding and wind damage.
August 21 -
Hurricane Dean , a powerful
Category 5 storm, slams into a largely evacuated
Yucatán Peninsula of
Mexico .
August 21 -
STS-118 lands at the
Kennedy Space Center , completing
Space Shuttle Endeavour 's 19th flight.
Rapidfire – NASA image of the
Greek wildfires , taken on 25 August.
September
September 1 -
Finland switches off all of its
analogue
terrestrial television signals as part of the
digital switchover .
September 2 -
September 9 - The
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation hosts its
19th annual city meeting in
Sydney .
September 3 -
British troops withdraw from the
Basra region of
Iraq .
September 4 - Northeast
Nicaragua takes a direct hit from
Hurricane Felix . The hurricane was a strong
Category 5 storm when it reached the coast.
September 6 - A bomb explodes in
Batna, Algeria as a crowd gathered to see Algerian President
Abdelaziz Bouteflika . Nineteen people died, while 107 were wounded by the attack.
September 7 - The
Rugby World Cup 2007 starts in
France .
September 8 - Over 50 people die when car bomb explodes in the
Algerian port city of
Dellys .
September 9 - The
general election in Guatemala elects the
president , vice president,
congressmen , municipal mayors, and representatives to
Parlacen .
September 10 -
September 30 - The
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup is held in
China .
September 11 - Russia unveils the
FOAB .
September 11 -
September 24 - Inaugural
Twenty20 World Championship is held.
September 12 - The
Sandiganbayan found former
Philippines President
Joseph Estrada guilty beyond reasonable doubt on the charges of
plunder but acquitted on the charges of
perjury .
September 12 -
Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe announces his resignation, to be effective
September 19 .
September 12 -
Russian Prime Minister
Mikhail Fradkov and
his entire cabinet resign.
September 13 - The
Burj Dubai became the world's tallest free standing structure after surpassing the
CN Tower in
Toronto .
September 14 - The
SELENE spacecraft launches.
JAXA has called the mission, "the largest
lunar mission since the
Apollo program ."
September 14 -
Viktor Zubkov is approved as the new
Prime Minister of Russia after a vote in the
Duma .
September 15 - Over 3000
Taiwanese Americans and their supporters rallied in front of
UN in
New York City to demonstrate the dedication that UN should accept Taiwan. At the same time, over 300,000
Taiwanese people rallied in Taiwan to make the same plea.
September 16 -
One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 crashes in
Phuket ,
Thailand , killing 89 passengers and crew.
September 18 - The
Federal Reserve cuts
interest rates in the
U.S by half a point (0.5%) for the first time since
2006 to ease the on-going panic in the
financial markets due to the
subprime crisis.
September 19 -
Typhoon Wipha hits
Fuding ,
China . Authorities had evacuated over two million people prior to the storm's landfall.
September 20 - Opening of the
2007 Universal Forum of Cultures , in the city of
Monterrey ,
Mexico .
September 21 - The
Supreme Court of Chile rules that former
Peruvian
President
Alberto Fujimori must be extradited to Peru so Fujimori can face charges of corruption and human rights abuse.
Myanmar protests
October
Flames burn
Santa Clarita, California during the
California wildfires of October 2007 .
October 18 - After 8 years in exile,
Benazir Bhutto returns to her homeland
Pakistan . The same night, suicide attackers
blow themselves up near Bhutto's convoy , killing 136 in the cheering crowd, including 20 police officers. Bhutto escaped uninjured.
October 19 - A gas explosion rocked
Glorietta , a shopping mall in
Makati ,
Philippines which
killed 11 and injured more than 100 people .
October 20 -
Georgia 's governor
Sonny Perdue declares state of emergency due to drought conditions.
October 20 -
South Africa defeats
England at the
Rugby World Cup 2007 final in
Stade de France ,
Paris .
October 20 -
Jungle (open) primary election are held for
governor and the
legislature of the U.S. state of
Louisiana .
October 20 –
November 9 -
Wildfires in
Southern California result in the evacuation of more than 1,000,000 people and destroying over 1,600 homes and businesses.
October 21 - First round of the
presidential elections in
Slovenia . The second round is held on
November 11 .
October 21 -
Parliamentary elections in
Switzerland .
October 21 -
Civic Platform led by
Donald Tusk wins a snap
parliamentary election in
Poland .
October 21 -
Kimi Räikkönen is crowned world champion as the
2007 Formula One season ends at the
Brazilian Grand Prix .
October 23 - The
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully launched on mission
STS-120 .
October 24 - In the space of a few hours,
Comet Holmes develops a coma and flares up to half a million times its former brightness, becoming visible to the naked eye. Its coma would later become larger in volume than the
Sun , making it the second comet to do so in 2007 after Comet McNaught.
October 25 - The first
Airbus A380 passenger flight, operating for
Singapore Airlines , with flight number SQ380, flew scheduled service between
Singapore and
Sydney ,
Australia .
October 26 -
Apple Inc. launch the sixth major release of their Mac OS X operating system entitled,
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard .
October 28 - The
Vatican
beatifies 498
Spanish victims of religious persecution from before and during the
Spanish Civil War .
[22]
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
November
November 1 - The
Election commission of
Bangladesh is separated from the Judiciary department.
November 1 -
Martina Hingis of
Switzerland announced her second retirement from professional tennis due to doping allegations and injuries.
November 1 -
London 's
Metropolitan Police Service is found guilty of endangering the public following the fatal shooting of
Jean Charles de Menezes , an innocent
Brazilian whom officers mistook for a
suicide bomber .
November 2 - Four firefighters feared dead in the
2007 Atherstone fire disaster .
November 3 - President
Pervez Musharraf declares
state of emergency in
Pakistan .
November 3 -
DARPA Grand Challenge , a prized competition for driverless cars to navigate safely in traffic is scheduled.
November 4 -
Álvaro Colom wins the second round of the
presidential elections in
Guatemala .
November 4 - Reformation Sunday is observed by
Lutherans and other Protestants around the world, to commemorate the 490th anniversary (
October 31 ) of the
Ninety-Five Theses , which began the
Protestant Reformation .
November 5 - The
Writers Guild of America goes on a strike that lasts until February 12, 2008.
November 6 - A suicide bomber kills at least 50 people in
Mazari Sharif ,
Afghanistan . Among the dead are 6 members of the
National Assembly .
November 6 -
Legislative elections are held in the U.S. states of
Kentucky ,
Mississippi ,
New Jersey , and
Virginia ; Kentucky and Mississippi also hold
gubernatorial elections .
November 7 - The
Saskatchewan Party forms Government in the
Province of Saskatchewan ,
Canada
November 7 - The
Jokela school shooting occurs.
Finnish youth Pekka-Eric Auvinen kills 8 people and wounds one at the Jokela School Centre.
November 7 - 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.
November 8 - 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 .
November 11 -
Slovenians vote in the final round of the
nation's presidential elections .
Danilo Türk won the race with 68.26% of the vote.
November 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.
November 13 -
Parliamentary elections in
Denmark . Prime Minister
Anders Fogh Rasmussen 's coalition wins a third term.
November 14 -
High Speed 1 from
London to the
Channel Tunnel is opened to passengers.
November 14 - A
7.7 magnitude earthquake occurs in northern
Chile .
November 16 - Over 3,000 people are believed to have died after
Cyclone Sidr hits
Bangladesh , with the death toll expected to rise.
November 17 -
Parliamentary elections in
Kosovo .
November 18 - The
Zasyadko mine disaster in eastern
Ukraine claims the lives of 101 miners.
Kevin Rudd
Mahmoud Abbas addresses the
Annapolis Conference .
December
December 2 -
United Russia wins
parliamentary elections in
Russia , increasing their majority with 60% of the votes.
December 2 -
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez 's proposed changes to the
Venezuelan constitution are narrowly defeated in
a nationwide referendum .
December 3 -
Kevin Rudd is sworn in as the
26th Prime Minister of Australia , by
Governor General
Major-General Michael Jeffery .
December 3 -
14 -
United Nations Climate Change Conference at
Nusa Dua in
Bali ,
Indonesia
December 5 - 19-year old Robert A. Hawkins
shoots eight people dead and injures five at the Westroads Mall in
Omaha ,
Nebraska , then commits suicide.
December 6 - A
pipe bomb explodes in a law office in
Paris ,
France , killing one person.
December 7 -
Uranus '
orbit will be positioned such that the
sun shines directly above its
equator (i.e. an
equinox )
December 8 -
2007 Africa-EU Summit takes place as
European Union and
African Union leaders gather in
Lisbon ,
Portugal , for their first joint summit in seven years. The
British and
Czech prime ministers boycott the event due to the presence of
Zimbabwean President
Robert Mugabe .
December 10 - The
United Nations deadline for a negotiated settlement on the future of
Kosovo passed without an international agreement.
December 10 -
Led Zeppelin reunites in
London ,
England , for a tribute to
Ahmet Ertegün .
December 11 - In
Algiers ,
Algeria ,
two bombs explode within ten minutes of each other , the first near a UN office and the other detonated close to the Algerian Supreme Court. The official death count for both blasts stands as 31.
December 12 - Election by the
Swiss Parliament of
Switzerland 's highest executive authority, the
Swiss Federal Council (7 members). All the sitting members are confirmed, except
Christoph Blocher , who in an upset is replaced by
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf . This is only the sixth time in Swiss history a sitting member is not reconfirmed.
December 13 - European leaders sign the
Treaty of Lisbon in
Lisbon .
December 13 - Entry into force of the revised version of the
European Patent Convention (EPC), known as the
EPC 2000 .
December 13 - Former US Senator
George J. Mitchell publicly releases a
report accusing 89 retired and active
Major League Baseball players of
anabolic steroid use.
Lee Myung-bak
December 14 -
December 24 -
FAI World
Grand Prix Gliding Championship at
Omarama ,
New Zealand .
December 15 -
President of Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf lifts the
State of Emergency in
Pakistan .
December 16 -
Parliamentary elections in
Kyrgyzstan .
December 18 - The
Verkhovna Rada has approved
Yulia Tymoshenko to become
Prime Minister of
Ukraine .
December 18 -
Jacob Zuma is elected president of the
African National Congress political party in
South Africa during the
party's national conference .
December 19 - A
presidential election takes place in
South Korea . Former
mayor of
Seoul
Lee Myung-bak , of the
Grand National Party , won with 50% of the vote against two other major opponents.
December 19 -
Vladimir Putin ,
President of Russia , is announced as
Time magazine's 2007
Person of the Year .
December 19 - An explosion and fire at the
T2 Laboratories facility in
Jacksonville, Florida kills 4 and injures 14.
December 19 - The
Flying Phantom sinks in the
River Clyde , killing three crew personnel.
December 20 - A group of activist
Lakota Indians send a letter to the
United States
State Department declaring their secession from the Union as the
Republic of Lakotah .
December 20 - An
earthquake of magnitude 6.6
ML hits the east coast of the
North Island of
New Zealand , causing one death and significant damage in the town of
Gisborne .
December 20 - The
Pablo Picasso painting
Portrait of Suzanne Bloch , together with
Candido Portinari 's O Lavrador de Café
[4] , is stolen from the
São Paulo Museum of Art .
December 21 -
Queen Elizabeth II became the oldest-ever Monarch of the
United Kingdom , surpassing
Queen Victoria , who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days.
December 21 - The
Czech Republic ,
Estonia ,
Hungary ,
Latvia ,
Lithuania ,
Malta ,
Poland ,
Slovakia , and
Slovenia join the
Schengen border-free zone.
December 23 - A
grand conjunction in which the solar system will align with the galactic center.
December 23 - A
general election is held in
Thailand . The
People's Power Party , which is associated with former Prime Minster
Thaksin Shinawatra , wins a majority of seats in the
parliament .
December 23 -
Presidential election in
Uzbekistan .
December 24 - The
Nepalese government announces that the country's 240-year-old
monarchy will be abolished in
2008 and a new
republic will be declared.
December 25 - An overcrowded suspension bridge collapsed near
Nepalgunj ,
Nepal . At least 15 people are dead, with 100 to 200 missing.
December 25 - An escaped
tiger at the
San Francisco Zoo kills one person and injures two others.
December 25 -
Queen Elizabeth II broadcasts her 50th televised
Royal Christmas Message to the
Commonwealth .
December 27 - Former
Pakistani prime minister
Benazir Bhutto is assassinated, and at least 20 others are
killed by a bomb blast at an election rally in
Rawalpindi .
December 27 -
Presidential and
parliamentary elections took place in
Kenya .
December 29 - After defeating the
New York Giants 38-35, the
New England Patriots become the second team in
NFL history to finish the regular season undefeated.
December 31 - Over 200 people are killed in
Kenya due to riots over the results of the
presidential election which occurred on December 27.
December 31 - The
Big Dig project in
Boston ,
Massachusetts is completed.
Ongoing
Births
February 28 -
HRH
Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco , daughter of
Mohammed VI of
Morocco and his wife,
Princess Lalla Salma .
March 12 -
Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden , son of
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster and
Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster .
March 14 -
Simeon Hassan Muñoz , son of
Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and
Kitín Muñoz .
March 17 -
HRH Prince
Abdul Muntaqim , son of
HRH
Al-Muhtadee Billah and his wife,
HRH
Pengiran Anak Sarah , the Crown Prince and Princess of Brunei.
March 19 -
HRH
Prince Abdullah bin Al Ali , son of
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein and Rym Brahimi.
April 7 -
HRH
Princess Haalah bint Al Hashim , daughter of
Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein and Princess Fahdah Mohammed Abu Neyan.
April 10 -
HRH
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands , daughter of
Prince Willem-Alexander and
Princess Máxima .
April 18 -
HRH
Princess Hayah bint Al Hamzah , daughter of
Prince Hamzah and Princess Noor bint Asem bin Nayef.
April 18 -
HRH
Prince Lerotholi Seeiso , son of King
Letsie III of Lesotho and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso.
April 21 -
HRH
Princess Isabella of Denmark , daughter of
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his wife,
Crown Princess Mary .
April 29 -
HRH
Infanta Sofía of Spain , daughter of
Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife,
Letizia, Princess of Asturias .
September 22 -
Albert Windsor , son of
Lord Nicholas Windsor and
Paola Doimi de Frankopan .
December 17 -
James Windsor, Viscount Severn , son of
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and
Sophie, The Countess of Wessex .
Deaths
January
Yvonne de Carlo
Benny Parsons
Ryszard Kapuscinski
January 1 -
Leonard Fraser , Australian serial killer (b.
1951 )
January 1 -
Ernie Koy , American baseball player (b.
1909 )
January 1 -
Del Reeves , American country singer (b.
1932 )
January 1 -
Darrent Williams , American football player (b.
1982 )
January 2 -
Teddy Kollek , Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (b.
1911 )
January 3 -
Sergio Jiménez , Mexican actor (b.
1937 )
January 4 -
Marais Viljoen , State
President of South Africa (b.
1915 )
January 5 -
Momofuku Ando , Japanese inventor (b.
1910 )
January 6 -
Mario Danelo , American college football player (b.
1985 )
January 7 -
Bobby Hamilton , American race car driver (b.
1957 )
January 7 -
Magnus Magnusson , Icelandic-born television presenter (b.
1929 )
January 8 -
Iwao Takamoto , Japanese animator (b.
1925 )
January 8 -
Yvonne de Carlo , American actress (b.
1922 )
January 9 -
Jean-Pierre Vernant , French historian and anthropologist (b.
1914 )
January 10 -
Carlo Ponti , Italian film producer (b.
1912 )
January 11 -
Robert Anton Wilson , American author and conspiracy researcher (b.
1932 )
January 12 -
Alice Coltrane , American jazz musician (b.
1937 )
January 13 -
Michael Brecker , American jazz musician (b.
1949 )
January 13 -
Henri-Jean Martin , French expert on book history (b.
1924 )
January 14 -
Darlene Conley , American actress (b.
1934 )
January 14 -
Barbara Kelly , Canadian actress (b.
1924 )
January 15 -
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti , Iraqi politician (b.
1951 )
January 15 -
Awad Hamed al-Bandar , Iraqi judge (b.
1945 )
January 15 -
Bo Yibo , Chinese politician (b.
1908 )
January 16 -
Benny Parsons , American race car driver and television personality (b.
1941 )
January 17 -
Art Buchwald , American humorist (b.
1925 )
January 19 -
Hrant Dink , Turkish-Armenian journalist (b.
1954 )
January 19 -
Denny Doherty , Canadian musician (
The Mamas and the Papas ) (b.
1940 )
January 19 -
Bam Bam Bigelow , American wrestler (b.
1961 )
January 21 -
U;Nee , South Korean singer and actress (b.
1981 )
January 21 -
Maria Cioncan , Romanian athlete (b.
1977 )
January 22 -
Abbé Pierre , French priest and founder of Emmaus (b.
1912 )
January 22 -
Carlos Olivier , Venezuelan actor (b.
1952 )
January 23 -
Disco D , American music producer and composer (b.
1980 )
January 23 -
Ryszard Kapuscinski , Polish journalist and author (b.
1932 )
January 26 -
Gump Worsley , Canadian hockey player (b.
1929 )
January 28 -
Cyril Demarne , British wartime firefighter (b.
1905 )
January 28 -
Hsu Wei Lun , Taiwanese actress (b.
1978 )
January 30 -
Sidney Sheldon , American author and screenwriter (b.
1917 )
January 31 -
Kirka Babitzin , Finnish singer (b.
1950 )
January 31 -
Lee Bergere , American actor (b.
1924 )
January 31 -
Molly Ivins , American columnist (b.
1944 )
February
Anna Nicole Smith
February 1 -
Gian Carlo Menotti , Italian-born composer and librettist (b.
1911 )
February 3 -
Pedro Knight , Cuban-born musician (b.
1921 )
February 3 -
Billy Henderson , American singer (
The Spinners ) (b.
1939 )
February 6 -
Frankie Laine , American singer (b.
1913 )
February 7 -
Alan MacDiarmid , New Zealand chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate (b.
1927 )
February 7 -
Helen Duncan , New Zealand politician (b.
1941 )
February 8 -
Anna Nicole Smith , American model and television personality (b.
1967 )
February 9 -
Benedict Kiely , Irish author and broadcaster (b.
1919 )
February 9 -
Ian Richardson , Scottish actor (b.
1934 )
February 9 -
Alejandro Finisterre , Spanish poet, editor, and inventor of table football (b.
1919 )
February 10 -
Cardell Willis , American Comedian, and comedic mentor (b.
1937 )
February 10 -
Jung Da Bin , Korean actress (b.
1980 )
February 11 -
Reginald Hugh Hickling , British lawyer, colonial civil servant, law academic and author (b.
1920 )
February 12 -
Peggy Gilbert , American saxophonist (b.
1905 )
February 13 -
Elizabeth Jolley , Australian writer (b.
1923 )
Bruce Bennett
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
February 22 -
Lothar-Günther Buchheim , German author, painter, and art collector (b.
1918 )
February 22 -
Fons Rademakers , Dutch film director (b.
1920 )
February 22 -
Dennis Johnson , American basketball player (b.
1954 )
February 24 -
Damien Nash , American football player (b.
1982 )
February 24 -
Bruce Bennett , American actor (b.
1906 )
February 27 -
Bobby Rosengarden , American drummer (b.
1924 )
February 28 -
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , American historian and political commentator (b.
1917 )
February 28 -
Billy Thorpe , Australian musician (
Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs ) (b.
1946 )
February 28 -
Charles Forte , English hotelier (b.
1908 )
March
Jean Baudrillard
Brad Delp
Betty Hutton
Bob Woolmer
March 2 -
Henri Troyat , French writer (b.
1911 )
March 2 -
Madi Phala , South African artist (b.
1955 )
March 3 -
Warja Honegger-Lavater , Swiss illustrator (b.
1913 )
March 4 -
Natalie Bodanya , American soprano (b.
1908 )
March 4 -
Thomas Eagleton , American politician (b.
1929 )
March 4 -
Bob Hattoy , American activist (b.
1950 )
March 4 -
Richard Joseph , British game music composer (b.
1954 )
March 4 -
Sunil Kumar Mahato , Indian parliamentarian (b.
1966 )
March 4 -
Tadeusz Nalepa , Polish composer, guitar player, vocalist and lyricist (b.
1934 )
March 4 -
Ian Wooldridge , British sports journalist (b.
1932 )
March 6 -
Jean Baudrillard , French philosopher and sociologist (b.
1929 )
March 6 -
Allen Coage , American professional wrestler (b.
1943 )
March 6 -
Ernest Gallo , American winemaker (b.
1909 )
March 8 -
John Inman , English actor (b.
1935 )
March 9 -
Brad Delp , American singer (
Boston ) (b.
1951 )
March 10 -
Richard Jeni , American comedian (b.
1957 )
March 10 -
Ernie Ladd , American football player and professional wrestler (b.
1938 )
March 10 -
Angela Webber , Australian author, TV writer, producer and comedian (b.
1954 )
March 11 -
Betty Hutton , American actress (b.
1921 )
March 12 -
Antonio Ortiz Mena , Mexican politician and economist (b.
1907 )
March 13 -
Arnold Skaaland , American wrestler (b.
1925 )
March 14 -
Lucie Aubrac , French World War II Resistance fighter (b.
1912 )
March 14 -
Gareth Hunt , English actor (b.
1943 )
March 15 -
Bowie Kuhn , American lawyer and sports administrator (b.
1926 )
March 16 -
Manjural Islam , Bangladeshi cricketer (b.
1984 )
March 16 -
Sir Arthur Marshall , British aviation engineer (b.
1903 )
March 17 -
Jim Cronin , British businessman (b.
1952 )
March 17 -
Roger Bennett , American gospel musician
March 18 -
Bob Woolmer , English cricketer and coach (b.
1948 )
March 19 -
Calvert DeForest , American actor and comedian (b.
1921 )
March 19 -
Luther Ingram , American singer (b.
1937 )
March 20 -
Taha Yassin Ramadan , Vice President of Iraq (b.
1938 )
March 23 -
Eric Medlen , American race car driver (b.
1973 )
March 25 -
Andranik Margaryan , 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (b.
1951 )
April
Kitty Carlisle Hart
Boris Yeltsin
Jack Valenti
Mstislav Rostropovich
April 1 -
Laurie Baker , English architect (b.
1917 )
April 1 -
Driss Chraibi , Moroccan writer (b.
1926 )
April 1 -
Hans Filbinger , German jurist and politician (b.
1913 )
April 2 -
Henry Lee Giclas , American astronomer (b.
1910 )
April 3 -
Eddie Robinson , American football coach (b.
1919 )
April 4 -
Bob Clark , American film director (b.
1939 )
April 5 -
Thomas Stoltz Harvey Pathologist who conducted
Albert Einstein 's autopsy (b.
1912 )
April 5 -
Leela Majumdar , Bengali children's author (b.
1908 )
April 5 -
Darryl Stingley , American football player (b.
1951 )
April 5 -
Poornachandra Tejaswi , Indian writer and novelist (b.
1938 )
April 6 -
Luigi Comencini , Italian film director (b.
1916 )
April 7 -
Johnny Hart , American cartoonist (b.
1931 )
April 7 -
Barry Nelson , American actor (b.
1920 )
April 7 -
Carey W. Barber , English Jehovah's Witnesses leader (b.
1905 )
April 9 -
AJ Carothers , American writer (b.
1931 )
April 10 -
Kevin Crease Australian news presenter and entertainer (b.
1936 )
April 11 -
Roscoe Lee Browne , American actor (b.
1925 )
April 11 -
Ronald Speirs ,
United States Army
officer (b.
1920 )
April 11 -
Kurt Vonnegut , American novelist and playwright (b.
1922 )
April 13 -
Don Selwyn , Māori actor and film director (b. circa
1936 )
April 14 -
June Callwood , Canadian journalist (b.
1924 )
April 14 -
Don Ho , American musician (b.
1930 )
April 15 -
Brant Parker , American cartoonist (b.
1920 )
April 16 -
Frank Bateson , New Zealand astronomer (b.
1909 )
April 17 -
Kitty Carlisle Hart , American singer, actress & talk show panelist (b.
1910 )
April 18 -
Iccho Itoh , Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan (b.
1945 )
April 20 -
Michael Fu Tieshan , Chinese bishop (b.
1931 )
April 22 -
Juanita Millender-McDonald , American politician (b.
1938 )
April 23 -
David Halberstam , American author and journalist (b.
1934 )
April 23 -
Boris Yeltsin , first
President of the Russian Federation (b.
1931 )
April 25 -
Alan Ball , English footballer (b.
1945 )
April 25 -
Arthur Milton , English cricketer and footballer (b.
1928 )
April 25 -
Bobby Pickett , American singer (b.
1938 )
April 26 -
Jack Valenti , American film executive, creator of
MPAA film rating system (b.
1921 )
April 26 -
Conchita Montenegro , Spanish model and actress (b.
1912 )
April 27 -
Mstislav Rostropovich , Russian cellist and conductor (b.
1927 )
April 28 -
Dabbs Greer , American actor (b.
1917 )
April 28 -
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker , German physicist and philosopher (b.
1912 )
April 29 -
Ivica Račan , 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (b.
1944 )
April 29 -
Josh Hancock , American baseball player (b.
1978 )
April 29 -
Dick Motz , New Zealand cricket player (b.
1940 )
April 30 -
Grégory Lemarchal , French singer (b.
1983 )
April 30 -
Kevin Mitchell , American football player (b.
1971 )
April 30 -
Tom Poston , American actor (b.
1921 )
April 30 -
Gordon Scott , American actor (b.
1926 )
May
Wally Schirra
Jerry Falwell
Yolanda King
May 2 -
Juan Valdivieso , Peruvian footballer (b.
1910 )
May 2 -
Brad McGann , New Zealand film director and screenwriter (b.
1964 )
May 3 -
Wally Schirra , American astronaut (b.
1923 )
May 3 -
Knock Yokoyama , Japanese comedian and politician (b.
1932 )
May 5 -
Theodore Maiman , American physicist (b.
1927 )
May 5 -
Gusti Wolf , Austrian actress (b.
1912 )
May 6 -
Lesley Blanch , English writer and fashion editor (b.
1904 )
May 7 -
Emma Lehmer , Russian-born mathematician (b.
1906 )
May 11 -
Bernard Gordon , American screenwriter (b.
1918 )
May 11 -
Malietoa Tanumafili II , Samoan head of state (b.
1913 )
May 12 -
Mullah Dadullah Akhund , Afghani Taliban military leader
May 12 -
Teddy Infuhr , American child actor (b.
1936 )
May 14 -
Colin St John Wilson , English architect (b.
1922 )
May 15 -
Jerry Falwell , American evangelist (b.
1933 )
May 15 -
Yolanda King , American actress and activist, daughter of
Martin Luther King Jr. (b.
1955 )
May 17 -
Lloyd Alexander , American author (b.
1924 )
May 18 -
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes , French physicist and
Nobel Prize for Physics laureate (b.
1932 )
May 18 -
Yoyoy Villame , Filipino singer (b.
1938 )
May 19 -
Dean Eyre , New Zealand politician (b.
1914 )
May 20 -
Stanley Miller , American chemist and biologist (b.
1930 )
May 25 -
Charles Nelson Reilly , American actor (b.
1931 )
May 27 -
Izumi Sakai , Japanese singer (
Zard ) (b.
1967 )
May 27 -
Percy Sonn , South African lawyer and cricket executive (b.
1949 )
May 27 -
Ed Yost , American inventor of the modern hot air balloon (b.
1919 )
May 28 -
Marquise Hill , American football player (b.
1982 )
June
Huang Ju
Craig L. Thomas
Chris Benoit
June 2 -
Huang Ju , Chinese politician (b.
1938 )
June 4 -
Bill France Jr. , American President/CEO of
NASCAR (b.
1933 )
June 4 -
Craig L. Thomas , American politician (b.
1933 )
June 5 -
Povel Ramel , Swedish entertainer (b.
1922 )
June 8 -
Aden Abdullah Osman Daar , first
President of Somalia (b.
1908 )
June 10 -
Augie Auer , meteorologist (b.
1940 )
June 11 -
Imre Friedmann , American scientist (b.
1921 )
June 11 -
Mala Powers , American film actress (b.
1931 )
June 12 -
Don Herbert , American television personality, Mr. Wizard (b.
1917 )
June 13 -
David Hatch , BBC Radio producer and comedian (b.
1939 )
June 14 -
Ruth Bell Graham , Wife of Billy Graham (b.
1920 )
June 14 -
Jacques Simonet , Belgian politician (b.
1963 )
June 14 -
Kurt Waldheim , Austrian politician and diplomat, former United Nations Secretary-General (b.
1918 )
June 15 -
Sherri Martel , American professional wrestler (b.
1958 )
June 17 -
Gianfranco Ferrè , Italian designer (b.
1944 )
June 18 -
Bernard Manning , English comedian (b.
1930 )
June 18 -
Vilma Espín , Cuban wife of
Raúl Castro (b.
1930 )
June 18 -
Georges Thurston , Canadian singer (b.
1951 )
June 19 -
El Fary , Spanish singer (b.
1937 )
June 19 -
Terry Hoeppner , American football coach (b.
1947 )
June 19 -
Antonio Aguilar , Mexican singer and actor (b.
1919 )
June 20 -
Trevor Henry , New Zealand Justice (b.
1902 )
June 21 -
Bob Evans , American restaurateur (b.
1918 )
June 22 -
Nancy Benoit , American professional wrestling manager (b.
1964 )
June 22 -
Rod Beck , American baseball player (b.
1968 )
June 22 -
Erik Parlevliet , Dutch field hockey player b. (
1964 )
June 24 -
Derek Dougan , Northern Irish footballer (b.
1938 )
June 24 -
Chris Benoit , Canadian professional wrestler (double-murder suicide) (b.
1967 )
June 24 -
Jack Flynt , American politician (b.
1914 )
June 25 -
J. Fred Duckett , American sports announcer and teacher (b.
1933 )
June 25 -
Khadijeh Dadehbala (Mahasti) , Iranian popular singer (b.
1946 )
June 26 -
Jupp Derwall , German footballer and coach (b.
1927 )
June 26 -
Joey Sadler , New Zealand rugby player (b.
1914 )
June 27 -
Liz Claiborne , Belgian-American fashion designer (b.
1929 )
June 27 -
William Hutt , Canadian stage and film actor (b.
1920 )
June 28 -
Kiichi Miyazawa , 78th
Prime Minister of Japan (b.
1919 )
June 29 -
Joel Siegel , American film critic (b.
1943 )
June 29 -
George McCorkle , American musician (b.
1947 )
June 30 -
Jan Herman Linge , Norwegian engineer and boat designer (b.
1922 )
July
Beverly Sills
Tammy Faye Messner
Ingmar Bergman
July 1 -
Gottfried von Bismarck , German aristocrat and socialite (b.
1962 )
July 2 -
Brahim Déby , son of Chadian
president
Idriss Déby (b.
1980 )
July 2 -
Vojislav Nikčević , Montenegrin professor and linguist (b.
1935 )
July 2 -
Beverly Sills , American soprano (b.
1929 )
July 2 -
Dilip Sardesai , Indian cricketer (b.
1940 )
July 2 -
Jimmy Walker , American basketball player (b.
1944 )
July 2 -
Hy Zaret , American lyricist and composer (b.
1907 )
July 3 -
Claude Pompidou , wife of President of France
Georges Pompidou (b.
1912 )
July 3 -
Boots Randolph , American saxophone player (b.
1927 )
July 4 -
Barış Akarsu , Turkish musician (b.
1979 )
July 4 -
José Roberto Espinosa , Mexican commentator (b.
1948 )
July 4 -
Liane Bahler , German cyclist (b.
1982 )
July 4 -
Johnny Frigo , American jazz violinist and bassist (b.
1916 )
July 4 -
Bill Pinkney , American singer (b.
1925 )
July 4 -
Osvaldo Romo , Chilean agent of the
Pinochet's Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA) (b.
1938 )
July 5 -
George Melly , English singer (b.
1926 )
July 5 -
Régine Crespin , French soprano (b.
1927 )
July 6 -
Lois Wyse , American advertising executive, author, and columnist (b.
1926 )
July 9 -
Charles Lane , American actor (b.
1905 )
July 10 -
Zheng Xiaoyu , Chinese bureaucrat (b.
1944 )
July 10 -
Abdul Rashid Ghazi , Pakistani cleric (b.
1964 )
July 10 -
Corbin Harney , an elder and spiritual leader of the Newe (Western Shoshone) people (b.
1920 )
July 11 -
Lady Bird Johnson , former
First Lady of the United States (b.
1912 )
July 11 -
Alfonso López Michelsen , 32nd Colombian President (b.
1913 )
July 11 -
Ed Mirvish , Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b.
1914 )
July 11 -
Shag Crawford , American umpire in Major League Baseball (b.
1916 )
July 11 -
Jimmy Skinner , Detroit Red Wings head coach (b.
1917 )
July 11 -
Richard Franklin , Australian film director (b.
1948 )
July 12 -
Nigel Dempster , British journalist, author, broadcaster and diarist (b.
1941 )
July 12 -
Pat Fordice , First Lady of Mississippi from 1992 until 2000 (b.
1935 )
July 12 -
Jim Mitchell , pioneer in the pornographic film industry (b.
1945 )
July 12 -
Larry Staverman , American professional basketball player and coach (b.
1936 )
July 12 -
Stan Zemanek , Australian radio broadcaster (b.
1947 )
July 12 -
Mr. Butch , American homeless man living on the streets of Boston, also known as "King of Kenmore Square" (b.
1951 )
July 14 -
John Ferguson , Canadian professional hockey player, coach and executive (b.
1938 )
July 18 -
Kenji Miyamoto , Japanese politician (b.
1908 )
July 19 -
A. K. Faezul Huq , Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b.
1945 )
July 20 -
Tammy Faye Messner , American evangelist (b.
1942 )
July 22 -
Mike Coolbaugh , American baseball player and coach (b.
1972 )
July 22 -
László Kovács , Hungarian-American cinematographer (b.
1933 )
July 22 -
Ulrich Mühe , German actor (b.
1953 )
July 22 -
Jean Stablinski , French cyclist of Polish origin (b.
1932 )
July 22 -
Rollie Stiles , American baseball player (b.
1906 )
July 22 -
Aleksandr Tatarskiy , Russian animation film director (b.
1950 )
July 22 -
Jarrod Cunningham , New Zealand rugby player (b.
1968 )
July 23 -
Benjamin Libet , American pioneering scientist in the field of human consciousness (b.
1916 )
July 23 -
Mohammed Zahir Shah , last King of
Afghanistan (b.
1914 )
July 24 -
Albert Ellis , American psychologist (b.
1913 )
July 26 -
Skip Prosser , American basketball coach (b.
1950 )
July 27 -
James Oyebola , British heavyweight boxer (b.
1961 )
July 29 -
Mike Reid , British comedian and actor (b.
1940 )
July 29 -
Tom Snyder , American talk show host (b.
1936 )
July 30 -
Michelangelo Antonioni , Italian film director (b.
1912 )
July 30 -
Teoctist Arăpaşu , Ex-Romanian Orthodox Church Patriarch (b.
1915 )
July 30 -
Ingmar Bergman , Swedish film director (b.
1918 )
July 30 -
Bill Walsh , American football coach (b.
1931 )
August
Ryan Cox
August 1 -
Tommy Makem , Irish folk musician (b.
1932 )
August 1 -
Ryan Cox , South African professional road racing cyclist (b.
1979 )
August 1 -
Veikko Karvonen , Finnish athlete (b.
1926 )
August 2 -
Holden Roberto , Angolan nationalist leader (b.
1923 )
August 2 -
Chauncey Bailey , American columnist and newspaper editor (b.
1949 )
August 3 -
James T. Callahan , American actor (b.
1930 )
August 3 -
John Gardner , British author (b.
1926 )
August 4 -
Lee Hazlewood , American country singer, songwriter and producer (b.
1929 )
August 4 -
Frank Mancuso , American baseball player and politician (b.
1918 )
August 5 -
Oliver Hill , American lawyer (b.
1907 )
August 5 -
Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger , French Cardinal Archbishop of Paris (b.
1926 )
August 6 -
Heinz Barth , German war criminal (b.
1920 )
August 7 -
Hal Fishman , Los Angeles–based local news anchor (b.
1931 )
August 7 -
Ernesto Alonso , Mexican soap opera actor, director and producer, best known as Señor Telenovela (b.
1917 )
August 7 -
Angus Tait , New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman (b.
1919 )
August 8 -
Joybubbles , American Phone
Phreak (b.
1949 )
August 8 -
Ma Lik , Chinese politician (b.
1952 )
Max Roach
August 8 -
Melville Shavelson , American film director, producer, and screenwriter (b.
1917 )
August 9 -
Joe O'Donnell , American documentary photographer and photojournalist (b.
1922 )
August 10 -
Tony Wilson , English broadcaster, nightclub manager, and record label owner (b.
1950 )
August 10 -
James Faust , an
Apostle in
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b.
1920 )
August 12 -
Merv Griffin , American TV personality (b.
1925 )
August 13 -
Brooke Astor , American socialite and philanthropist (b.
1902 )
August 13 -
Phil Rizzuto , American baseball player and announcer (b.
1917 )
August 13 -
Brian Adams , American professional wrestler (b.
1964 )
August 14 -
Tikhon Khrennikov , Russian composer (b.
1913 )
August 15 -
Richard Bradshaw , British opera conductor (b.
1944 )
August 15 -
John Gofman , American
Manhattan Project scientist and advocate (b.
1918 )
August 15 -
Sam Pollock , Canadian sports executive (b.
1925 )
August 16 -
Max Roach , American percussionist, drummer, and composer (b.
1924 )
August 17 -
Eddie Griffin , American basketball player (b.
1982 )
August 18 -
Michael Deaver , American political adviser (b.
1938 )
August 20 -
Leona Helmsley , American hotel operator and real estate investor (b.
1920 )
August 21 -
Elizabeth P. Hoisington , American brigadier general (b.
1918 )
August 21 -
Qurratulain Hyder , Indian novelist (b.
1926 )
August 24 -
Abdul Rahman Arif , 4th
President of Iraq (b.
1916 )
August 25 -
Raymond Barre , French politician and economist (b.
1924 )
August 25 -
Ray Jones , English footballer (b.
1988 )
August 26 -
Gaston Thorn , Luxembourger politician (b.
1928 )
August 28 -
Antonio Puerta , Spanish footballer (b.
1984 )
August 28 -
Francisco Umbral , Spanish journalist, novelist, biographer and essayist (b.
1935 )
August 28 -
Miyoshi Umeki , Japanese actress (b.
1929 )
August 28 -
Nikola Nobilo , New Zealand winemaker (b.
1913 )
August 29 -
Richard Jewell , American falsely accused of bombing the
Centennial Olympic Park (b.
1962 )
August 29 -
Pierre Messmer , French politician (b.
1916 )
August 29 -
Chaswe Nsofwa , Zambian footballer (b.
1978 )
August 29 -
James Muir Cameron Fletcher , New Zealand industrialist (b.
1914 )
August 30 -
Michael Jackson , English writer (b.
1942 )
August 30 -
Charles Vanik , American politician (b.
1918 )
August 31 -
Gay Brewer , American golfer (b.
1932 )
September
Luciano Pavarotti
Jane Wyman
Marcel Marceau
September 1 -
Tomás Medina Caracas , Colombian rebel leader (b.
1965 )
September 1 -
Roy McKenzie , New Zealand philanthropist (b.
1922 )
September 2 -
Max McNab , Canadian hockey player and hockey executive (b.
1924 )
September 3 -
Jane Tomlinson , British charity fund raiser (b.
1964 )
September 3 -
Syd Jackson , Māori activist and trade unionist (b.
1939 )
September 5 -
Jennifer Dunn , American politician (b.
1941 )
September 5 -
Paul Gillmor , American politician (b.
1939 )
September 5 -
D. James Kennedy , American evangelist (b.
1930 )
September 6 -
Madeleine L'Engle , American author (b.
1918 )
September 6 -
Luciano Pavarotti , Italian tenor (b.
1935 )
September 7 -
Mark Weil , Uzbek theater director (b.
1952 )
September 8 -
Charlie Parlato , American musician (b.
1919 )
September 9 -
Helmut Senekowitsch , Austrian footballer and coach (b.
1933 )
September 10 -
Anita Roddick , English entrepreneur (b.
1942 )
September 10 -
Jane Wyman , American actress, former wife of
Ronald Reagan (b.
1917 )
September 11 -
Ian Porterfield , Scottish footballer (b.
1946 )
September 11 -
Joe Zawinul , Austrian musician (b.
1932 )
September 13 -
Whakahuihui Vercoe , New Zealand clergyman (b.
1928 )
September 14 -
Benny Vansteelant , Belgian duathlete (b.
1976 )
September 15 -
Colin McRae , Scottish world rally champion (b.
1968 )
September 15 -
Aldemaro Romero , Venezuelan musician (b.
1928 )
September 15 -
Brett Somers , American actress (b.
1924 )
September 16 -
Robert Jordan , American author (b.
1948 )
September 19 -
Antoine Ghanem , Lebanese politician (b.
1943 )
September 20 -
Mahlon Clark , American musician (b.
1923 )
September 21 -
Hallgeir Brenden , Norwegian athlete (b.
1929 )
September 21 -
Alice Ghostley , American actress (b.
1926 )
September 21 -
Rex Humbard , American evangelist (b.
1919 )
September 21 -
Petar Stambolić , Serbian politician (b.
1912 )
September 22 -
Marcel Marceau , French mime artist (b.
1923 )
September 23 -
Ken Danby , Canadian artist (b.
1940 )
September 26 -
Bill Wirtz , American businessman (b.
1929 )
September 27 -
Bill Perry , South African footballer, scored winning goal in the 1953 FA Cup Final (b.
1930 )
September 27 -
Avraham Shapira , Israeli
chief rabbi (b.
1914 )
September 27 -
Kenji Nagai , Japanese journalist (b.
1957 )
September 28 -
Wally Parks , American founder of the
National Hot Rod Association (b.
1913 )
September 29 -
Lois Maxwell , Canadian actress (b.
1927 )
September 30 -
Milan Jelić , Bosnian-Serb politician (b.
1956 )
October
Jo Ann Davis
October 1 -
Chris Mainwaring , Australian rules football player (b.
1966 )
October 1 -
Al Oerter , American athlete (b.
1936 )
October 1 -
Ned Sherrin , English broadcaster and theatre director (b.
1931 )
October 2 -
Dan Keating , Irish
republican (b.
1902 )
October 3 -
Tony Ryan , Irish businessman (b.
1936 )
October 4 -
Antonie Iorgovan , Romanian jurist, professor, and politician (b.
1948 )
October 5 -
Justin Tuveri , Italian veteran of
World War I (b.
1898 )
October 6 -
Jo Ann Davis , American politician (b.
1950 )
October 7 -
Norifumi Abe , Japanese motorcycle road racer (b.
1975 )
October 7 -
Luciana Frassati Gawronska ,
Italian author (b.
1902
October 8 -
Constantine Andreou , Greek painter and sculptor (b.
1917 )
October 11 -
Sri Chinmoy , Indian philosopher (b.
1931 )
Deborah Kerr
October 12 -
Soe Win , Burmese politician (b.
1948 )
October 12 -
Kisho Kurokawa , Japanese architect (b.
1934 )
October 13 -
Bob Denard , French mercenary (b.
1929 )
October 16 -
Deborah Kerr , Scottish actress (b.
1921 )
October 16 -
Rosalio José Castillo Lara , Venezuelan
cardinal (b.
1922 )
October 16 -
Toše Proeski , Macedonian singer (b.
1981 )
October 16 -
Barbara West , 2nd to last living survivor of the
Titanic sinking (b.
1911 )
October 17 -
Joey Bishop , American entertainer (b.
1918 )
October 17 -
Teresa Brewer , American singer (b.
1931 )
October 18 -
Alan Coren , English columnist (b.
1939 )
October 18 -
William J. Crowe , American military commander and ambassador (b.
1925 )
October 18 -
Lucky Dube , South African musician (b.
1964 )
October 19 -
Randall Forsberg , American nuclear freeze advocate (b.
1943 )
October 19 -
Jan Wolkers , Dutch author, sculptor and painter (b.
1925 )
Porter Wagoner
October 20 -
Max McGee , American football player (b.
1932 )
October 22 -
Ève Curie , French author, daughter of Pierre and
Marie Curie (b.
1904 )
October 23 -
Lim Goh Tong , Malaysian Chinese businessman (b.
1918 )
October 24 -
Petr Eben , Czech composer (b.
1929 )
October 24 -
Ian Middleton , New Zealand novelist (b.
1928 )
October 26 -
Nicolae Dobrin , Romanian footballer (b.
1947 )
October 26 -
Friedman Paul Erhardt , German American pioneering television chef (b.
1943 )
October 26 -
Arthur Kornberg , American biochemist (b.
1918 )
October 26 -
Khun Sa , Burmese warlord (b.
1934 )
October 28 -
Porter Wagoner , American country singer (b.
1927 )
October 30 -
Robert Goulet , American entertainer (b.
1933 )
November
Laraine Day
Norman Mailer
Kevin DuBrow
Evel Knievel
November 1 -
Paul Tibbets , American general, pilot of the
Enola Gay (b.
1915 )
November 2 -
Charmaine Dragun , Australian news anchor (b.
1978 )
November 2 -
S. P. Thamilselvan ,
Sri Lankan
Tamil political leader (b.
1967 )
November 2 -
Igor Moiseyev , Russian choreographer (b.
1906 )
November 2 -
Lillian Ellison , American professional wrestler (b.
1923 )
November 3 -
Martin Meehan , Irish republican (b.
1945 )
November 3 -
Ryan Shay , American runner (b.
1979 )
November 5 -
Nils Liedholm , Swedish footballer and coach (b.
1922 )
November 6 -
Enzo Biagi , Italian journalist (b.
1920 )
November 6 -
Hank Thompson , American country singer (b.
1925 )
November 7 -
Hilda Braid , English actress (b.
1929 )
November 8 -
Chad Varah , English Anglican priest, founder of the
Samaritans (b.
1911 )
November 8 -
Dulce Saguisag , Filipino politician (b.
1943 )
November 9 -
Luis Herrera Campins , 56th
President of Venezuela (b.
1925 )
November 10 -
Laraine Day , American actress (b.
1920 )
November 10 -
Augustus F. Hawkins , American politician and civil rights lawmaker (b.
1907 )
November 10 -
Norman Mailer , American writer (b.
1923 )
November 12 -
Ira Levin , American novelist (b.
1929 )
November 13 -
John Doherty , English footballer (b.
1935 )
November 13 -
Kazuhisa Inao , Japanese baseball player (b.
1937 )
November 13 -
Wahab Akbar , Filipino politician (b.
1960 )
November 15 -
Joe Nuxhall , American baseball player and announcer (b.
1928 )
November 16 -
Trond Kirkvaag , Norwegian comedian and author (b.
1946 )
November 19 -
Dick Wilson , American actor (b.
1916 )
November 20 -
Ian Smith ,
Prime Minister of Rhodesia (b.
1919 )
November 21 -
Fernando Fernán Gómez , Spanish actor, director, and playwright (b.
1921 )
November 21 -
Tom Johnson , Canadian sports executive and hockey player (b.
1928 )
November 22 -
Verity Lambert , English producer (b.
1935 )
November 23 -
Joe Kennedy , American baseball player (b.
1979 )
November 23 -
Vladimir Kryuchkov , Russian Soviet-era bureaucrat (b.
1924 )
November 24 -
Casey Calvert , American musician (
Hawthorne Heights ) (b.
1981 )
November 25 -
Kevin DuBrow , American musician (
Quiet Riot ) (b.
1955 )
November 27 -
Sean Taylor , American football player (b.
1983 )
November 27 -
Robert Cade , American physician and inventor of the beverage
Gatorade (b.
1927 )
November 28 -
Elly Beinhorn , German pilot (b.
1907 )
November 29 -
Henry Hyde , American politician (b.
1924 )
November 29 -
Roger Bonham Smith , American businessman (b.
1925 )
November 30 -
Evel Knievel , American motorcycle daredevil (b.
1938 )
December
Ike Turner
Julia Carson
Oscar Peterson
Benazir Bhutto
December 1 -
Ken McGregor , Australian tennis player (b.
1929 )
December 2 -
Robert O. Anderson , American businessman (b.
1917 )
December 2 -
Elizabeth Hardwick , American literary critic and novelist (b.
1916 )
December 2 -
Les Shannon , English footballer and manager (b.
1926 )
December 2 -
Thomas Torrance , Scottish Protestant theologian (b.
1913 )
December 4 -
Pimp C , American rapper (b.
1973 )
December 4 -
Norval Morrisseau , Canadian artist (b.
1932 )
December 4 -
Chip Reese , American professional gambler (b.
1951 )
December 5 -
Karlheinz Stockhausen , German composer (b.
1928 )
December 5 -
Andrew Imbrie , American composer (b.
1921 )
December 6 -
Katy French , Irish model (b.
1983 )
December 9 -
Thore Skogman , Swedish entertainer (b.
1931 )
December 9 -
Abdullah Qureshi , Pakistani activist (b.
1935 )
December 10 -
Ashleigh Aston Moore , actress (b.
1981 )
December 11 -
Nicholas Kao Se Tseien , Chinese Catholic priest (b.
1897 )
December 11 -
Ottomar Pinto , Brazilian politician (b.
1931 )
December 12 -
Ike Turner , American musician (b.
1931 )
December 15 -
Julia Carson , American politician (b.
1938 )
December 15 -
Ace Vergel , Filipino actor (b.
1952 )
December 16 -
Dan Fogelberg , American singer and songwriter (b.
1951 )
December 18 -
Bill Strauss , American satirist, author and historian (b.
1947 )
December 20 -
Arabella Spencer-Churchill , English philanthropist (b.
1949 )
December 21 -
Ken Hendricks , American Entrepreneur (b.
1941 )
December 22 -
Chrysostomos I , Archbishop of Cyprus (b.
1927 )
December 22 -
Julien Gracq , French writer (b.
1910 )
December 22 -
Andrew Glyn , English economist (b.
1943 )
December 23 -
Michael Kidd , American choreographer (b.
1915 )
December 23 -
Oscar Peterson , Canadian jazz pianist and composer (b.
1925 )
December 24 -
Akbar Radi , Iranian dramatist and playwright (b.
1939 )
December 26 -
Joe Dolan , Irish singer (b.
1939 )
December 26 -
Stu Nahan , American sportscaster (b.
1926 )
December 27 -
Benazir Bhutto , Pakistani politician (b.
1953 )
December 27 -
Jaan Kross , Estonian writer (b.
1920 )
December 27 -
Jerzy Kawalerowicz , Polish film director (b.
1922 )
December 27 -
Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza , a claimant to the Brazilian throne (b.
1913 )
December 28 -
Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami , Iranian basketball player (b.
1982 )
December 29 -
Kevin Greening , Former BBC Radio 1 DJ (b.
1962 )
December 29 -
Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar , Yemeni political and tribal leader (b.
1933 )
December 29 -
Phil O'Donnell , Scottish footballer (b.
1972 )
December 31 -
Ettore Sottsass , Italian architect (b.
1917 )
Nobel Prizes
Holidays
January 1 -
New Year's Day .
January 7 -
Christmas in
Eastern Christianity .
January 26 -
Australia Day .
India Republic Day.
February 6 -
Waitangi Day in
New Zealand .
February 12 -
Independence Day in
Chile .
February 19 -
Presidents' Day in the
United States .
February 20 -
Mardi Gras Day .
February 21 - Western
Christianity :
Ash Wednesday and start of
Lent .
March 1 -
Saint David's Day
March 17 -
Saint Patrick's Day .
March 19 - Feast of
Saint Joseph in Christianity. In Judaism, start of the month of
Nisan .
March 21 -
Norouz ,
Iranian and
Bahá'í New Year.
April 1 - April Fools Day.
April 2 - In
Judaism , 14/15 Nisan.
Passover
Seder .
April 6 -
Good Friday in the Western Christian and Eastern Orthodox calendars.
April 8 -
Easter (Western Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy).
April 10 - End of
Passover or Feast of Unleavened Bread.
April 18 - Zimbabwe independence from Britain
April 22 -
Earth Day .
April 23 -
Saint George's Day .
April 23 -
Israeli Independence Day (Iyar 5) in the
Hebrew calendar .
April 25 -
ANZAC Day in
Australia and
New Zealand .
April 25 - Liberation of
Italy Day.
April 27 -
Arbor Day in the USA.
April 30 -
Koninginnedag (Queen's Day , in Dutch) - National Holiday in
The Netherlands .
May 1 -
Beltane , a
cross-quarter day . Also
Labor Day in most of the world, but not in the
USA and
Canada .
May Day .
May 5 -
Cinco de Mayo , celebrating the
Battle of Puebla , in
Mexico and the USA.
May 18 - Somaliland Independence from Somalia.
May 21 -
Victoria Day in Canada.
May 23 -
Shavuot or
Pentecost in the Jewish religion.
May 28 -
Memorial Day in the
USA .
June 1 - Foundation Day
Western Australia ,
Australia
June 2 -
Republic Day in
Italy
June 7 -
Independence Day in
Norway
June 12 - Independence Day in the
Philippines .
June 14 -
Flag Day in the
USA .
June 17 -
Iceland 's
Independence Day .
June 26 - Somaliland Independence From UK.
July 1 -
Canada Day .
July 4 -
Independence Day in the
USA .
July 5 -
Independence Day in
Venezuela .
July 9 -
Independence Day in
Argentina .
July 14 -
Bastille Day .
July 20 -
Independence Day in
Colombia .
July 24 - Birthday of
Simon Bolivar observed in
Venezuela ,
Colombia , and
Ecuador .
Pioneer Day observed in
Utah .
July 28 -
Independence Day in
Peru .
August 1 -
Lammas , "Loaf Mass," a Cross-quarter day,
Swiss National Day.
August 6 -
Independence Day in
Jamaica .
August 9 -
National Day in
Singapore .
August 14 -
Pakistan
Independence Day .
August 15 -
India
Independence Day .
August 17 -
Indonesia
Independence Day .
August 20 -
St. Stephen 's day, the main national holiday in
Hungary .
August 28 -
India
Raksha Bhandhan .
August 31 -
National Day in
Malaysia .
September 3 -
Labour Day in
Canada and the
USA .
September 7 -
Independence Day in
Brazil .
September 11 -
National Day in
Catalonia .
September 12 -
September 14 -
Rosh Hashana begins at sunset: New Year 5768 in the
Hebrew Calendar .
September 13 -
Ramadan begins for the religion of
Islam .
September 16 -
Mexico
Independence Day .
September 18 -
Chile
Independence Day .
September 21 -
Yom Kippur or Yom ha-kippurim , the Day of Atonement in the Jewish faith, begins at sunset, and continues until after sunset.
September 21 -
Malta
Independence Day
September 22 -
Belize Independence Day.
September 23 - National Day of
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
September 27 -
Sukot or
Tabernacles in
Judaism .
October 1 -
Independence Day in
Nigeria .
October 2 -
Gandhi Jayanti in
India .
October 8 -
Thanksgiving in
Canada .
Columbus Day in the USA this year.
October 8 -
Battle of Angamos Day in
Peru .
October 12 -
Columbus Day in Central and South America.
October 23 -
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Anniversary in
Hungary
October 31 -
All Hallows' Eve ,
Halloween .
November 1 -
All Saints' Day .
Samhain , a cross-quarter day.
Neopagan New Year's Day.
November 9 -
Diwali festival in
India .
November 11 -
Independence Day in
Poland .
November 22 -
Thanksgiving in the USA.
November 30 -
Saint Andrew's Day
December 1 - National Day in
Romania
December 6 -
Independence Day in
Finland .
December 11 -
Independence Day in
South Africa
December 19 -
Eid ul-Adha in
Muslim countries.
December 22 -
Winter Solstice Winter festival/holiday for those of Pagan faiths.
December 23 -
Festivus Winter festival/holiday for the rest of the general population.
December 24 -
Christmas Eve People get ready for Christmas
December 25 -
Christmas in Western
Christianity .
December 26 -
Boxing Day in most
Commonwealth countries.
December 31 -
New Year's Eve
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