What Happened In May 2007 In History

Historical Events for May, 2007

• 4th » Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7 mi wide Enhanced Fujita Scale named EF5 tornado—the first-ever tornado to be rated as such with the new Enhanced Fujita Scale.
• 7th » Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
• 12th » 2007 Karachi riots called Riots in which over 50 people are killed and over 100 are injured take place in Karachi upon the arrival in town of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
• 16th » Nicolas Sarkozy takes office as President of France.
• 17th » Trains from North Korea known as North and South Korea cross the 38th parallel north called 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.
• 19th » President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an Romanian presidential impeachment referendum, 2007 named impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension.

Famous Birthdays on May in 2007

• 24th » Maru (cat) known as Maru, Japanese cat

Famous Deaths for May 2007

• 2nd » Brad McGann, New Zealand director and screenwriter (b. 1964)
• 3rd » Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator (b. 1913)
• 3rd » Wally Schirra, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1923)
• 3rd » Knock Yokoyama, Japanese politician (b. 1932)
• 5th » Theodore Maiman, American physicist, created the laser (b. 1927)
• 6th » Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (b. 1938)
• 6th » Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 6th » Đorđe Novković, Croatian songwriter (b. 1943)
• 7th » Diego Corrales, American boxer (b. 1977)
• 7th » Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (b. 1926)
• 7th » Yahweh ben Yahweh, American cult leader, founded the Nation of Yahweh (b. 1935)
• 7th » Nicholas Worth, American actor (b. 1937)
• 8th » Philip R. Craig, American author (b. 1933)
• 8th » Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (The Imperial Show Band) (b. 1945)
• 9th » Edith Rodriguez, American medical patient (b. 1964)
• 9th » Dwight Wilson (veteran) named Dwight Wilson, Canadian soldier (b. 1901)
• 11th » Bernard Gordon (writer) known as Bernard Gordon, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
• 11th » Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (b. 1913)
• 12th » Dadullah, Afghan commander (b. 1966)
• 12th » Teddy Infuhr, American actor (b. 1936)
• 14th » Mary Scheier, American sculptor (b. 1908)
• 14th » Ülo Jõgi, Estonian historian and author (b. 1921)
• 15th » Jerry Falwell, American pastor, founded Liberty University (b. 1933)
• 15th » Yolanda King, American actress and activist (b. 1955)
• 17th » Lloyd Alexander, American author (b. 1924)
• 17th » T. K. Doraiswamy, Indian poet and author (b. 1921)
• 18th » Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
• 18th » Yoyoy Villame, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1932)
• 19th » Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (b. 1914)
• 20th » Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer (b. 1914)
• 22nd » Pemba Doma Sherpa, Nepalese mountaineer (b. 1970)
• 24th » Bill Johnston (cricketer) known as Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer (b. 1922)
• 25th » Laurie Bartram, American actress and dancer (b. 1958)
• 25th » Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, director, and educator (b. 1931)
• 26th » Jack Edward Oliver, English illustrator (b. 1942)
• 26th » Howard Porter (basketball) named Howard Porter, American basketball player (b. 1948)
• 27th » Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (Zard) (b. 1967)
• 27th » Gretchen Wyler, American actress (b. 1932)
• 27th » Ed Yost, American inventor, created the hot air balloon (b. 1919)
• 28th » Marquise Hill, American football player (b. 1982)
• 28th » David Lane (white nationalist) David Lane, American White nationalism white nationalist leader, co-founded The Order (group) The Order (b. 1938)
• 28th » Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Japanese politician (b. 1945)
• 29th » Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1938)
• 29th » Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
• 30th » Jean-Claude Brialy, Algerian-French actor and director (b. 1933)
• 30th » Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, Indian poet and critic (b. 1927)

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