What Happened on April 28, 2007

Historical Events

Cricket World Cup

Cricket World Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados: Australia defeats Sri Lanka by 53 runs to win their 3rd consecutive World Cup; Glenn McGrath Player of Series

ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados: Australia 3-peat with 53 run win over Sri Lanka; Player of the Match: Adam Gilchrist (AUS) 149 (104) & 2 catches
NFL Draft: LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell first pick by Oakland Raiders

Events in 2007

Famous Weddings

Mark Burnett

Reality TV producer Mark Burnett (46) weds former "Touched By An Angel" actress Roma Downey (47) in a private ceremony at their home in Malibu

Famous Deaths

Bertha Wilson, Canadian lawyer and the 1st woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, dies at 83
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher, dies at 94
Robert "Dabbs" Greer, American actor (Gunsmoke, The Green Mile, Little House on Prairie), dies of a kidney and heart ailment at 90
Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist & bandleader (The Tonight Show), dies at 78

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