What Happened In June 2007 In History

Historical Events for June, 2007

• 26th » Benedict XVI reinstated the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive 2/ of the votes.
• 27th » Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997.
• 27th » The Brazilian Military Police invades the 'favelas' of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
• 29th » Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.

Famous Deaths for June 2007

• 1st » Arn Shein, American journalist (b. 1928)
• 1st » Tony Thompson (singer) or Tony Thompson, American singer (Hi-Five) (b. 1975)
• 2nd » Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer (b. 1949)
• 4th » Clete Boyer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1937)
• 4th » Jim Clark (sheriff) called Jim Clark, American police officer (b. 1922)
• 4th » Bill France, Jr., American businessman (b. 1933)
• 4th » Sotiris Moustakas, Cypriot-Greek actor (b. 1940)
• 4th » Freddie Scott, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
• 4th » Craig L. Thomas, American captain and politician (b. 1933)
• 5th » Povel Ramel, Swedish singer, pianist, and author (b. 1922)
• 8th » Kenny Olsson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1977)
• 8th » Richard Rorty, American philosopher and academic (b. 1931)
• 9th » Frankie Abernathy, American purse designer, cast-member on 'The Real World: San Diego' (b. 1981)
• 10th » Augie Auer, American-New Zealand meteorologist (b. 1940)
• 11th » Imre Friedmann, American biologist (b. 1921)
• 11th » Mala Powers, American actress (b. 1931)
• 12th » Don Herbert, American television host and producer (b. 1917)
• 13th » Walid Eido, Lebanese judge and politician (b. 1942)
• 14th » Ruth Graham, Chinese-American author, poet, and painter (b. 1920)
• 14th » Robin Olds, American general and pilot (b. 1922)
• 14th » Kurt Waldheim, Austrian lieutenant and politician, 9th President of Austria (b. 1918)
• 15th » Claudia Cohen, American journalist (b. 1950)
• 15th » Sherri Martel, American wrestler and manager (b. 1958)
• 16th » Mohammad Fazel Lankarani, Iranian cleric (b. 1931)
• 17th » Gianfranco Ferré, Italian fashion designer (b. 1944)
• 17th » Serena Wilson, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1933)
• 18th » Bernard Manning, English comedian and actor (b. 1930)
• 18th » Hank Medress, American singer and producer (The Tokens) (b. 1938)
• 18th » Georges Thurston, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
• 19th » Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1919)
• 19th » El Fary, Spanish singer and actor (b. 1937)
• 19th » Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (b. 1947)
• 20th » Trevor Henry, New Zealand lawyer and judge (b. 1902)
• 21st » Bob Evans (restaurateur) known as Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (b. 1918)
• 22nd » Nancy Benoit, American wrestler and manager (b. 1964)
• 22nd » Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (b. 1964)
• 23rd » Rod Beck, American baseball player (b. 1968)
• 24th » Byron Baer, American politician (b. 1929)
• 24th » Chris Benoit, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1967)
• 24th » Derek Dougan, Irish footballer (b. 1938)
• 24th » Natasja Saad, Danish rapper (b. 1974)
• 25th » Jeeva (director) called Jeeva, Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1963)
• 25th » Mahasti, Iranian-American singer (b. 1946)
• 25th » J. Fred Duckett, American journalist (b. 1933)
• 26th » Liz Claiborne (fashion designer) named Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer, founded Liz Claiborne (b. 1929)
• 26th » Joey Sadler, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1914)
• 27th » Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1978)
• 27th » William Hutt (actor) or William Hutt, Canadian actor (b. 1920)
• 27th » Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet (b. 1905)
• 28th » Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1913)
• 28th » Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1919)
• 29th » Fred Saberhagen, American author (b. 1930)
• 29th » Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (b. 1943)
• 29th » Edward Yang, Taiwanese director and screenwriter (b. 1947)
• 30th » Sahib Singh Verma, Indian politician, 4th List of Chief Ministers of Delhi known as Chief Minister of Delhi (b. 1943)

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