Historical Events
Emmy Awards
59th Emmy Awards: The Sopranos, 30 Rock, James Spader & Sally Field win
- Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Moscow, Russia: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Francesca Schiavonea of Italy 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 to give Russia an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends, 4-0)
- One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 128 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand killing 89 people.
- Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Halmstad GK, Sweden: US retains Cup 16-12; after trailing by a point US dominates singles 8½-3½
Famous Deaths
- Jean Balissat, Swiss composer pedagogue and conductor (Kaleidoscope for trumpet and percussion), dies at 71
- Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel of Time series (b. 1948)
Died in 2007 2007 Highlights
About September 16, 2007
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 16 years, 7 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Crank That (Soulja Boy) - Soulja Boy Tell'em
#1 Song: Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
