What Happened In December 2007 In History

Historical Events for December, 2007

• 3rd » Winter storms cause the Chehalis River (Washington) called Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, and close a 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 in Washington named Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions
• 5th » Westroads Mall massacre: A gunman opens fire with a semi-automatic rifle at an Omaha, Nebraska, mall, killing eight people before taking his own life.
• 7th » The 2007 South Korea oil spill or 'Hebei Spirit' oil spill begins in South Korea after a crane barge that had broken free from a tug collides with the Oil tanker Size categories e.g Very Large Crude Carrier, 'Hebei Spirit'.
• 11th » Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) called Insurgency in the Maghreb: December 11, 2007 Algiers bombings called Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.
• 20th » Elizabeth II becomes the oldest monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days.
• 20th » The 'Portrait of Suzanne Bloch' (1904), by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, and 'O Lavrador de Café' by Brazilian modernist painter Candido Portinari, are stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art.
• 23rd » An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the List of Prime Ministers of Nepal named Prime Minister becoming head of state.
• 27th » Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is Assassination of Benazir Bhutto named assassinated in a shooting incident.
• 27th » Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the Kenyan presidential election, 2007 known as presidential election, triggering a 2007–08 Kenyan crisis or political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.

Famous Birthdays on December in 2007

• 17th » James, Viscount Severn, Enlgish son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

Famous Deaths for December 2007

• 1st » Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player and footballer (b. 1929)
• 1st » Anton Rodgers, English actor and director (b. 1933)
• 2nd » Jennifer Alexander, Canadian-American ballerina (b. 1972)
• 3rd » James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (b. 1948)
• 4th » Pimp C, American rapper and producer (UGK) (b. 1973)
• 4th » Norval Morrisseau, Canadian painter (b. 1932)
• 4th » Chip Reese, American poker player (b. 1951)
• 5th » Andrew Imbrie, American composer (b. 1921)
• 5th » George Paraskevaides, Greek-Cypriot businessman, co-founded Joannou & Paraskevaides (b. 1916)
• 5th » Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (b. 1928)
• 6th » Katy French, Swiss-Irish model (b. 1983)
• 8th » Gerardo García Pimentel, Mexican journalist (b. 1983)
• 9th » Thore Skogman, Swedish singer and actor (b. 1931)
• 9th » Rafael Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1981)
• 9th » Gordon Zahn, American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1918)
• 10th » Ashleigh Aston Moore, Canadian actress (b. 1981)
• 10th » Aqsa Parvez, Pakistani-Canadian murder victim (b. 1991)
• 11th » Christie Hennessy, Irish singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1945)
• 12th » François al-Hajj, Lebanese general (b. 1953)
• 12th » Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Kings of Rhythm and Ike & Tina Turner) (b. 1931)
• 13th » Mark Partridge, Zimbabwean politician (b. 1922)
• 13th » Floyd Red Crow Westerman, American actor, singer, and activist (b. 1936)
• 13th » Alain Payet, French pornographic movie director (b. 1947)
• 15th » John Berg (actor) named John Berg, American actor (b. 1949)
• 15th » Julia Carson, American politician (b. 1938)
• 16th » Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
• 18th » Gerald Le Dain, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1924)
• 18th » Jack Linkletter, American television host (b. 1937)
• 18th » William Strauss, American author and playwright (b. 1947)
• 18th » Alan Wagner, American businessman and critic (b. 1931)
• 21st » Ken Hendricks, American businessman, founded ABC Supply (b. 1941)
• 22nd » Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and playwright (b. 1932)
• 23rd » William Francis Ganong, Jr., American physiologist and academic (b. 1924)
• 23rd » Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1915)
• 23rd » Oscar Peterson, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1925)
• 24th » Nicholas Pumfrey, English lawyer and judge (b. 1951)
• 24th » George Warrington, American businessman (d. 1952)
• 25th » Des Barrick, English cricketer (b. 1927)
• 25th » Jim Beauchamp, American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)
• 25th » Mighty King Kong, Kenyan singer (b. 1973)
• 26th » Joe Dolan, Irish singer (b. 1943)
• 26th » Stu Nahan, American sportscaster (b. 1926)
• 27th » Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1953)
• 27th » Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 27th » Jaan Kross, Estonian author (b. 1920)
• 28th » Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player (b. 1982)
• 29th » Kevin Greening, English radio host (b. 1962)
• 30th » Themis Cholevas, Greek basketball player (b. 1926)
• 31st » Tommy Dickson, Irish footballer (b. 1929)
• 31st » Tony Elliott (American football) known as Tony Elliott, American football player (b. 1959)
• 31st » Michael Goldberg, American painter and educator (b. 1924)
• 31st » Bill Idelson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1919)
• 31st » Kathryn Ish, American actress (b. 1936)
• 31st » Milton L. Klein, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1910)
• 31st » Markku Peltola, Finnish actor and singer (b. 1956)
• 31st » Ettore Sottsass, Austrian-Italian architect and designer (b. 1917)

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