2007
Magdalen Nabb, English author (born 1947)
Magdalen Nabb was a British author, best known for the Marshal Guarnaccia detective novels.
Magdalen Nabb, English author (born 1947)
The 2000s
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2007
Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (born 1920)
Leona Roberts Helmsley was an American businesswoman. After allegations of non-payment were made by contractors hired to improve Helmsley's Connecticut home, she was investigated a…
Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (born 1920)
2007
Frank Bowe, American academic (born 1947)
Frank G. Bowe was a deaf American disability studies academic, activist, author, and the Dr. Mervin Livingston Schloss Distinguished Professor for the Study of Disabilities at Hofs…
Frank Bowe, American academic (born 1947)
2007
Siobhan Dowd, British author (born 1960)
Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist. The last book she completed, Bog Child, posthumously won the 2009 Carnegie Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the y…
Siobhan Dowd, British author (born 1960)
2007
Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general (born 1918)
Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington was a United States Army officer who was one of the first two women to attain the rank of brigadier general.
Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general (born 1918)
2007
Grace Paley, American short story writer and poet (born 1922)
Grace Paley, née Goodside, was an American short story author, poet, teacher, and political activist.
Grace Paley, American short story writer and poet (born 1922)
2007
Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (born 1937)
Andrée Plamondon Boucher was a Canadian politician from the province of Quebec. She was the mayor of Quebec City from November 19, 2005, until her death. Previously, she had been t…
Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (born 1937)
2007
Aaron Russo, American director and producer (born 1943)
Aaron Russo was an American entertainment businessman, film producer, director, and political activist. He was best known for producing movies including Trading Places, Wise Guys, …
Aaron Russo, American director and producer (born 1943)
2007
Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (born 1915)
Benjamin Aaron was an American attorney, labor law scholar and civil servant. He is known for his work as an arbitrator and mediator, and for helping to advance the development of …
Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (born 1915)
2007
Ray Jones, English footballer (born 1988)
Raymond Barry Bankote Jones was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. Jones spent his professional career at Queens Park Rangers, making his debut in the Foot…
Ray Jones, English footballer (born 1988)
2007
Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (born 1928)
Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourgish politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. He most prominently served as prime mini…
Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (born 1928)
2007
Emma Penella, Spanish actress (born 1930)
Manuela Ruiz Penella, better known as Emma Penella, was a Spanish film and television actress.
Emma Penella, Spanish actress (born 1930)
2007
Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (born 1926)
Arthur Allen Jones was the founder of Nautilus, Inc. and MedX, Inc. and the inventor of the Nautilus exercise machines, including the Nautilus pullover, which was first sold in 197…
Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (born 1926)
2007
Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (born 1932)
Hillel Kristal was an American club owner, manager and musician who was the owner of the New York City club CBGB, which opened in 1973 and closed in 2006 over a rent dispute.
Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (born 1932)
2007
Paul MacCready, American engineer and businessman, founded AeroVironment (born 1925)
Paul Beattie MacCready Jr. was an American aeronautical engineer. He was the founder of AeroVironment and the designer of the human-powered aircraft that won the first Kremer prize…
Paul MacCready, American engineer and businessman, founded AeroVironment (born 1925)
2007
Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author (born 1935)
Francisco Alejandro Pérez Martínez, better known as Francisco Umbral, was a Spanish journalist, novelist, biographer and essayist.
Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author (born 1935)
2007
Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress (born 1929)
Miyoshi Umeki was a Japanese and American singer and actress. She was the first East Asia-born woman to win an Academy Award for acting, winning Best Supporting Actress for her pe…
Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress (born 1929)
2007
In one of the deadliest shooting incidents in United States history, a gunman killed 32 people and wounded over 20 more
The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting and mass shooting that occurred on Monday, April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institut…
In one of the deadliest shooting incidents in United States history, a gunman killed 32 people and wounded over 20 more
2007
Four coordinated suicide bomb attacks detonated in the Yazidi communities of Qahtaniya and Jazeera, Iraq, killing 796…
The Qahtaniyah bombings occurred on August 14, 2007, when four coordinated suicide car bomb attacks detonated in the Yazidi towns of Til Ezer (al-Qahtaniyah) and Siba Sheikh Khidir…
Four coordinated suicide bomb attacks detonated in the Yazidi communities of Qahtaniya and Jazeera, Iraq, killing 796…
2007
A ladle spilled 30 tonnes (33 tons) of molten steel in a factory in Liaoning, China, killing 32 workers
The Qinghe Special Steel Corporation disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred on April 18, 2007, in Qinghe District, Tieling, Liaoning, China. Thirty-two people were kille…
A ladle spilled 30 tonnes (33 tons) of molten steel in a factory in Liaoning, China, killing 32 workers
2007
Controversy surrounding the relocation of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a Soviet Red Army World War II memorial in Tall
The Bronze Soldier is the informal name of a controversial Soviet World War II war memorial in Tallinn, Estonia, built at the site of several war graves, which were relocated to t…
Controversy surrounding the relocation of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a Soviet Red Army World War II memorial in Tall
2007
Three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal; she has nev
Madeleine Beth McCann is a British missing person, who at the age of 3 disappeared from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Lagos, Portugal, on the evening of 3 May 200…
Three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal; she has nev
2007
Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in t
Kenya Airways Flight 507 was a scheduled international passenger service between Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and Nairobi, Kenya with a stopover in Douala, Cameroon, operated by Kenya Air…
Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in t
2007
A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia
The 2007 New South Wales storms started on 8 June 2007 following the development of an intense east coast low pressure system during the previous night. Over the next 36 hours, the…
A major storm caused the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker to run aground in New South Wales, Australia