What Happened In August 2007 In History

Historical Events for August, 2007

• 1st » The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis known as Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour.
• 3rd » Former Deputy Director of the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional called Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
• 12th » The bulk carrier MV known as New Flame collides with the oil tanker 'Torm Gertrud' at the southernmost tip of Gibraltar, ending up partially submerged.
• 14th » The 2007 Yazidi communities bombings called Kahtaniya bombings kills at least 796 people.
• 15th » An 2007 Peru earthquake called 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica Region e.g Ica and various regions of Peru killing 514 and injuring 1,090.
• 22nd » The Texas Rangers (baseball) named Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern MLB history.
• 22nd » The Storm botnet, a botnet created by the Storm Worm, sends out a record 57 million e-mails in one day
• 29th » 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident: Six US cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads are flown without proper authorization from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base.

Famous Deaths for August 2007

• 1st » Tommy Makem, Irish singer-songwriter and banjo player (The Clancy Brothers and Makem and Clancy) (b. 1932)
• 2nd » Chauncey Bailey, American journalist (b. 1950)
• 2nd » Holden Roberto, Angolan politician (b. 1923)
• 3rd » John Gardner (British writer) e.g John Gardner, English author (b. 1926)
• 3rd » Peter Thorup, Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Collective Consciousness Society and The Beefeaters) (b. 1948)
• 4th » Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1929)
• 4th » Raul Hilberg, Austrian-American political scientist and historian (b. 1926)
• 5th » Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (b. 1926)
• 5th » Florian Pittiș, Romanian actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1943)
• 6th » Heinz Barth, German SS officer (b. 1920)
• 6th » Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (Bikini (Hungarian band) e.g Bikini) (b. 1969)
• 7th » Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director, and producer (b. 1917)
• 7th » Hal Fishman, American journalist and actor (b. 1931)
• 7th » Angus Tait, New Zealand businessman, founded Tait Communications (b. 1919)
• 8th » Ma Lik, Chinese journalist and politician (b. 1952)
• 8th » Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
• 10th » Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1925)
• 10th » James E. Faust, American religious leader and lawyer (b. 1920)
• 10th » Tony Wilson, English journalist (b. 1950)
• 12th » Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show) known as Wheel of Fortune' (b. 1925)
• 12th » Mike Wieringo, American author and illustrator (b. 1963)
• 13th » Brian Adams (wrestler) named Brian Adams, American wrestler (b. 1964)
• 13th » Brooke Astor, American philanthropist (b. 1902)
• 13th » Yone Minagawa, Japanese super-centenarian (b. 1893)
• 13th » Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1917)
• 14th » Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli politician (b. 1939)
• 14th » Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1913)
• 14th » Kotozakura Masakatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd Makuuchi Yokozuna e.g Yokozuna (b. 1940)
• 15th » Richard Bradshaw (conductor) called Richard Bradshaw, English conductor (b. 1944)
• 15th » John Gofman, American biologist, chemist, and physicist (b. 1918)
• 15th » Geoffrey Orbell, New Zealand physician (b. 1908)
• 15th » Sam Pollock, Canadian businessman (b. 1925)
• 16th » Bahaedin Adab, Iranian engineer and politician (b. 1945)
• 16th » The Missing Link (wrestler) e.g The Missing Link, Canadian wrestler (b. 1939)
• 17th » Jos Brink, Dutch actor, producer, and author (b. 1942)
• 17th » Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (b. 1913)
• 17th » Eddie Griffin (basketball) known as Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982)
• 18th » Michael Deaver, American politician, White House Deputy Chief of Staff (b. 1938)
• 18th » Magdalen Nabb, English author (b. 1947)
• 20th » Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (b. 1920)
• 23rd » Robert Symonds, American actor (b. 1926)
• 24th » Andrée Boucher, Canadian politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (b. 1937)
• 24th » Aaron Russo, American director and producer (b. 1943)
• 25th » Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (b. 1915)
• 25th » Ray Jones (footballer, born 1988) named Ray Jones, English footballer (b. 1988)
• 26th » Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger politician, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1928)
• 26th » Ramon Zamora, Filipino actor and director (b. 1935)
• 27th » Emma Penella, Spanish actress (b. 1930)
• 28th » Arthur Jones (inventor) known as Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (b. 1926)
• 28th » Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (b. 1932)
• 28th » Paul MacCready, American engineer, founded AeroVironment (b. 1925)
• 28th » Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (b. 1984)
• 28th » Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1935)
• 28th » Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress and singer (b. 1929)
• 29th » James Muir Cameron Fletcher, New Zealand businessman (b. 1914)
• 29th » Richard Jewell, American police officer (b. 1962)
• 29th » Pierre Messmer, French politician, 154th Prime Minister of France (b. 1916)
• 31st » Gay Brewer, American golfer (b. 1932)
• 31st » Karloff Lagarde, Mexican wrestler (b. 1928)
• 31st » Jean Jacques Paradis Canadian general (b. 1928)
• 31st » Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (b. 1926)

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