2007
Nicola Zaccaria, Greek opera singer (born 1923)
Nicola Zaccaria, born Nicholas Angelos Zachariou was a Greek bass.
Nicola Zaccaria, Greek opera singer (born 1923)
The 2000s
Explore 1917 historical events from 2000–2009.
2007
Bernd Jakubowski, German footballer and manager (born 1952)
Bernd Jakubowski was an East German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Bernd Jakubowski, German footballer and manager (born 1952)
2007
Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and playwright (born 1928)
Lars Hans Carl Abraham Forssell was a Swedish writer and member of the Swedish Academy. Forssell was a versatile writer who worked within many genres, including poetry, drama and s…
Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and playwright (born 1928)
2007
Skip Prosser, American basketball player and coach (born 1950)
George Edward "Skip" Prosser was an American college basketball coach who was head men's basketball coach at Wake Forest University at the time of his death. He is the only coach i…
Skip Prosser, American basketball player and coach (born 1950)
2007
James Oyebola, Nigerian-English boxer (born 1961)
James Oyebola was a Nigerian and British heavyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the super heavyweight division. Oyebola was the British heavywei…
James Oyebola, Nigerian-English boxer (born 1961)
2007
Karl Gotch, Belgian-American wrestler and trainer (born 1924)
Karl Charles Istaz, known by the ring name Karl Gotch , was a Belgian-born American professional wrestler, catch wrestler, amateur wrestler, and trainer. Considered one of the most…
Karl Gotch, Belgian-American wrestler and trainer (born 1924)
2007
Jim LeRoy, American soldier and pilot (born 1961)
Jim LeRoy was an American aerobatics pilot. He died upon impact in a crash at the Dayton Air Show in Ohio.
Jim LeRoy, American soldier and pilot (born 1961)
2007
Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (born 1940)
Michael Reid was an English comedian, actor, author and occasional television presenter. He played the role of Frank Butcher in the soap opera EastEnders and hosted the children's …
Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (born 1940)
2007
Michel Serrault, French actor (born 1928)
Michel Serrault was a French stage and film actor who appeared from 1954 until 2007 in more than 130 films.
Michel Serrault, French actor (born 1928)
2007
Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (born 1936)
Thomas James Snyder was an American television personality, news anchor, and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows Tomorrow, on NBC in the 1970s and 1980s, and…
Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (born 1936)
2007
Marvin Zindler, American journalist (born 1921)
Marvin Harold Zindler was a news reporter for television station KTRK-TV in Houston, Texas, United States. His investigative journalism, through which he mostly represented the cit…
Marvin Zindler, American journalist (born 1921)
2007
Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1912)
Michelangelo Antonioni was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for a trio of films often dubbed the "alienation trilogy": L'Avventura (1960), La No…
Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1912)
2007
Teoctist Arăpașu, Romanian patriarch (born 1915)
Teoctist was the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1986 to 2007.
Teoctist Arăpașu, Romanian patriarch (born 1915)
2007
Bill Walsh, American football player and coach (born 1931)
William Ernest Walsh was an American professional and college football coach. He served as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Stanford Cardinal, during which time he pop…
Bill Walsh, American football player and coach (born 1931)
2007
Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1918)
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest and most important filmmakers in the history of cinema, most not…
Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1918)
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
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
2007
Mudslides caused by heavy monsoon rainfall and exacerbated by hill cutting killed at least 128 people in Chittagong, Ban
The 2007 Chittagong mudslides occurred in the port city of Chittagong in south-eastern Bangladesh. On 11 June 2007, heavy monsoon rainfall caused mudslides that engulfed slums arou…
Mudslides caused by heavy monsoon rainfall and exacerbated by hill cutting killed at least 128 people in Chittagong, Ban
2007
Insurgents carried out a second bombing at the al-Askari Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam
The 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing occurred on 13 June 2007 at around 9 am local time at one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, the al-Askari Mosque, and has been attributed by Ira…
Insurgents carried out a second bombing at the al-Askari Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam
2007
As a result of an ongoing conflict between drug dealers and police in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, a large military an
Favela is an umbrella name for several types of impoverished neighborhoods in Brazil. The term, which means slum or ghetto, was first used in the Slum of Providência in the center …
As a result of an ongoing conflict between drug dealers and police in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, a large military an