Major Events
- Jan 4 The 110th United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the 1st female Speaker of the House
- Jan 9 Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPhone
- May 8 A new Northern Ireland Executive is formed with Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) as First Minister and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) as Deputy First Minister
- Jul 31 Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland comes to an end, longest-running British Army operation ever
- Oct 2 President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
- More 2007 Events
2007 in Film & TV
- Jun 10 "The Sopranos" series finale on HBO (infamous "cut to black" ending)
- Oct 14 "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" featuring Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney Kardashian premieres on the E! cable network in the US
2007 in Music
2007 in Sport
- Dec 13 The Mitchell Report is publicly released listing the names of 89 Major League Baseball players that have presumably used anabolic steroids and human growth hormones. Notable players named include Roger Clemens and Miguel Tejada.
Did You Know?
Doomsday Clock set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's 1st nuclear test
Born in 2007
- Jan 21 Luke Littler, English darts player (PDC World C'ship 2023 runner-up; youngest to reach PDC World C'ship final [16 years 346 days]), born in Runcorn, England
- Feb 2 Florence Hunt, English actress (Bridgerton), born in England
- Feb 28 Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco, born in Rabat, Morocco
- Mar 19 Prince Abdullah bin Ali, Prince of Jordan
- Apr 6 Princess Haalah bint Hashim, Princess of Jordan
More People Born in 2007
Momofuku Ando
Kurt Vonnegut
Boris Yeltsin
Liz Claiborne
Evel Knievel
Benazir Bhutto
Sidney Sheldon
Anna Nicole Smith
Ingmar Bergman
Phil Rizzuto
Jane Wyman
Robert Goulet
Mstislav Rostropovich
Luciano Pavarotti
Oscar Peterson
Hank Bauer
Bowie Kuhn
Bill Walsh
Al OerterMore 2007 Deaths
Articles About 2007
Famous Weddings in 2007
- Jan 9 "Ugly Betty" actress Ashley Jensen (37) weds actor and writer Terence Beesley in a ceremony in the woods of Big Sur, California
- Feb 3 Jackass prankster Bam Margera (27) weds Missy Rothstein (26) in downtown Philadelphia
- Feb 3 Winner of "Strictly Come Dancing and "Eastenders" actress Jill Halfpenny (31) weds actor Craig Conway (32) at St. Andrew's Church in Newcastle
Famous Divorces in 2007
- Feb 6 "Married ... With Children" actor David Faustino (32) divorces actress Andrea Elmer Faustino (31) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
- Feb 20 "Baywatch" actress Carmen Electra (34) divorces rocker Dave Navarro (39) due to irreconcilable differences after less than three years of marriage
- Apr 11 "Dynasty" actress Heather Locklear (45) divorces American rock star Richie Sambora (47) due to irreconcilable differences after 11 years of marriage
More 2007 Weddings
Daniel Day-Lewis
Marion Cotillard
Natalie Maines
Roger Federer
Vladimir Putin
Angela Merkel
George W. Bush
Gordon Brown
Hu Jintao
Manmohan Singh
