What Happened In February 2007 In History

Historical Events for February, 2007

• 2nd » The worst 2007 Jakarta flood called flooding in Indonesia in 300 years begins.
• 3rd » A 3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing e.g Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339.
• 13th » Republic of China named Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the Republic of Chi
• 18th » Terrorist bombs 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings or explode on the Samjhauta Express in Panipat, Haryana, India, killing 68 people.
• 23rd » A Grayrigg rail crash or train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 22. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents.
• 24th » Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
• 27th » The Chinese Correction: The Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest drop in ten years.

Famous Birthdays on February in 2007

• 28th » Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco

Famous Deaths for February 2007

• 1st » Whitney Balliett, American journalist and critic (b. 1926)
• 1st » Ray Berres, American baseball player (b. 1907)
• 1st » Ahmad Abu Laban, Egyptian-Danish religious leader, founded The Islamic Society in Denmark (b. 1946)
• 1st » Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American composer (b. 1911)
• 1st » Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dancer and choreographer (b. 1937)
• 2nd » Vijay Arora, Indian actor (b. 1944)
• 2nd » Billy Henderson (American singer) e.g Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners (U.S. band) known as The Spinners) (b. 1939)
• 2nd » Joe Hunter (musician) named Joe Hunter, American pianist (The Funk Brothers) (b. 1927)
• 2nd » Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (b. 1967)
• 2nd » Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (b. 1919)
• 2nd » Eric Von Schmidt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1931)
• 4th » Steve Barber, American baseball player (b. 1938)
• 4th » José Carlos Bauer, Brazilian footballer (b. 1925)
• 4th » Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian poet (b. 1959)
• 4th » Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (b. 1934)
• 4th » Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter and sculptor (b. 1922)
• 5th » Fred Ball, American actor (b. 1915)
• 5th » Leo T. McCarthy, New Zealand-American politician, 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California (b. 1930)
• 5th » Alfred Worm, Austrian journalist (b. 1945)
• 6th » Lew Burdette, American baseball player (b. 1926)
• 6th » Lee Hoffman, American author (b. 1932)
• 6th » Len Hopkins, Canadian politician (b. 1930)
• 6th » Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1913)
• 6th » Harry Webster, English engineer (b. 1927)
• 6th » Willye White, American long jumper (b. 1939)
• 8th » Anna Nicole Smith, American model and actress (b. 1967)
• 8th » Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American psychiatrist (b. 1918)
• 9th » Hank Bauer, American baseball player (b. 1922)
• 9th » Kostas Paskalis, Greek opera singer (b. 1929)
• 9th » Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (b. 1934)
• 10th » Ned Austin, American actor (b. 1925)
• 10th » Jeong Da-bin, South Korean actress (b. 1980)
• 11th » Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish author (b. 1927)
• 12th » Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
• 12th » Randy Stone, American actor (b. 1958)
• 12th » Eldee Young, American bassist (Young-Holt Unlimited) (b. 1936)
• 13th » Elizabeth Jolley, English-Australian author (b. 1923)
• 13th » Charlie Norwood, American politician (b. 1941)
• 13th » Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (b. 1974)
• 13th » Richard Gordon Wakeford, English air marshal (b. 1922)
• 14th » Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator and director (b. 1943)
• 14th » Gareth Morris, English flute player (b. 1920)
• 15th » Walker Edmiston, American actor (b. 1926)
• 15th » Ray Evans, American songwriter (b. 1915)
• 16th » Lilli Promet, Estonian author (b. 1922)
• 17th » Mike Awesome, American wrestler (b. 1965)
• 17th » Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Lithuanian author (b. 1961)
• 17th » Maurice Papon, French civil servant (b. 1910)
• 19th » Janet Blair, American actress (b. 1921)
• 19th » Celia Franca, English-Canadian dancer and director, founded the National Ballet of Canada (b. 1921)
• 22nd » George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English admiral (b. 1918)
• 22nd » Dennis Johnson, American basketball player (b. 1954)
• 22nd » Samuel Hinga Norman, Sierra Leonean politician (b. 1940)
• 22nd » Howard Ramsey, American soldier (b. 1898)
• 23rd » Donnie Brooks, American singer (b. 1936)
• 23rd » John Ritchie (footballer born 1941) named John Ritchie, English footballer (b. 1941)
• 24th » Bruce Bennett, American actor (b. 1906)
• 24th » Leroy Jenkins (jazz musician) called Leroy Jenkins, American violinist and composer (b. 1932)
• 24th » Lamar Lundy, American football player (b. 1935)
• 24th » Damien Nash, American football player (b. 1982)
• 25th » William Anderson (naval officer) known as William Anderson, American commander and politician (b. 1921)
• 25th » Mark Spoelstra, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
• 25th » Clem Windsor, Australian rugby player and surgeon (b. 1923)
• 27th » Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer (b. 1924)
• 27th » Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, German general (b. 1914)
• 28th » Charles Forte, Baron Forte, Italian-English businessman, founded the Forte Group (b. 1908)
• 28th » Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American historian and critic (b. 1917)
• 28th » Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) (b. 1946)

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