2007
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2007 was a common year starting on Monday, and a very important year for Lovia. It is preceded by 2006 and is succeeded by 2008. In Lovia major changes in the power balance kept place.
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[edit] Designations
- UNESCO Officially Named 2007 "Year of Rumi".
- In the lunar calendar (or Chinese Calendar), dates from February 18 onwards are in the Year of the Boar (or Pig)
- International Polar Year
- International Heliophysical Year
- European Year of Equal Opportunities for All
- Year of the Dolphin
- Highland 2007
[edit] In the world
- January
- 1 - Romania and Bulgary enter the European Union, Slovenia enters the Euro zone.
- 1 - Slovenia adopts the euro as its official currency, replacing the tolar.
- 1 - Ban Ki-Moon becomes the new Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- 5 - War in Somalia: The first shots are fired in the battle for control of the border town of Ras Kamboni.
- 8 Russian oil supplies to Poland, Germany, and Ukraine are cut as the Russia-Belarus energy dispute escalates; restored 3 days later.
- 9 - Apple Inc. announces and introduces the highly speculated iPhone at the 2007 Macworld Conference & Expo.
- 12 - An Argentine judge issues a warrant for the arrest of former President Isabel Martínez de Perón in connection with the disappearance of a human rights worker in 1976.
- 17 - Doomsday Clock is set to 5 minutes to midnight.
- 30 - Microsoft releases Windows Vista and Office 2007.
- February
- 2 - An unseasonal tornado in central Florida kills at least 20 people.
- 3 - State of Emergency is declared in Indonesia after 'El Nino'-like flooding.
- 10 - U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois announces a presidential bid in Springfield, Illinois.
- 25 - The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The Departed wins Best Picture.
- 26 - The International Court of Justice finds Serbia guilty of failing to prevent genocide in the Srebrenica massacre, but clears it of direct responsibility and complicity in the case.
- March
- 3 - Total lunar eclipse.
- 6 - Mega Millions sets a new world record for the highest lottery jackpot of US $370 million.
- 18 - The 2007 Formula 1 World Championship Begins with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
- 22 - NATO troops launch two assaults in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, killing 38 Taliban terrorists. NATO suffers no casualties.
- 25 - In Berlin 27 European ministers celebrate the 50-year Treaty of Rome.
- 27 - Prime Minister of Latvia Aigars Kalvitis and Prime minister of Russia Mikhail Fradkov finally sign a border treaty between Latvia and Russia.
- April
- 2 - The Solomon Islands is shaken by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake, and hit by a subsequent tsunami.
- 3 - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dissolves the Ukrainian Parliament following defections that increased the majority of his opponents. It has been nicknamed the "Second Orange Revolution".
- 4 - NATO and Afghan forces retake a key town from the Taliban in Sangin in southern Helmand Province.
- 11 - Al Qaeda claims responsibility for two bomb blasts in the Algerian capital of Algiers. At least 33 people have been killed and 222 others injured.
- 16 - 32 people are killed in the Virginia Tech massacre on the premises of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.
- 17 - The Pound Sterling hits a 15-year high against the US dollar, breaking through the US$2 level for the first time since 1992.
- 21 - Presidential elections are held in Nigeria.
- 25 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 135.95 points to close at 13089.89; its first close above 13000 in its history.
- 27 - Turkish Presidential Election first round, which was later declared invalid by a Turkish court.
- May
- 3 - Madeleine McCann is abducted, the story receives extensive media coverage.
- 6 - Nicolas Sarkozy is elected President of the French Republic, defeating Ségolène Royal with 53% of the vote in the French Presidential Election.
- 10 - Tony Blair announces he will resign as British Prime Minister on 27 June triggering a Labour Party leadership election.
- 12 - The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 is held in Helsinki, resulting in Serbia's first victory.
- 16 - Nicolas Sarkozy officially became President of the French Republic after taking over from Jacques Chirac.
- 20 - The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum makes the largest single charitable donation in modern history, committing €7.41 billion to an educational foundation in the Middle East.
- 20 - Clashes in Tripoli, Lebanon, spark the 2007 Lebanon conflict.
- 24 - General election in the Republic of Ireland. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and his Fianna Fáil party win a majority of seats for the third election in a row.
- 28 - Riyo Mori was crowned the new Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.
- 29 - Inauguration of newly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the Abuja Eagle Square and first civilian to civilian transfer of power in Nigeria.
- June
- 1 - U.S. warships bombard a Somali village where Islamic militants had set up a base.
- 2 - Four people are charged with a terror plot to blow up JFK International Airport in New York.
- 5 - NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft made its second fly-by of Venus en route to Mercury.
- 6 - Twelve people are killed by cyclone Gonu in Oman.
- 10 - The first round of a legislative election was held in France, and a general election was held in Belgium.
- 25 - Intense heatwaves begin to hit Southeast Europe as temperatures reach 46c in Bulgaria and Greece.
- 27 - Tony Blair resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; New Labour Party leader Gordon Brown is appointed Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 30 - The FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 soccer tournament takes place in Canada.
- July
- 1 - Portugal takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Germany.
- 3 - Torrential rains cause the onset of the 2007 Sudan floods, the worst in the Sudan's history.
- 4 - Sochi is elected as the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics, during the 119th International Olympic Committee Session in Guatemala City.
- 7 - Live Earth Concerts are held throughout 9 major cities around the world.
- 7 - The 2007 Tour de France begins, with the grand départ being from London.
- 15 - In Tacoma, Washington, the second span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens to traffic, making it the longest twin suspension bridge in the world.
- 16 - Earthquake occurs in Japan, killing seven and causing a pipe at a nuclear power plant to break and release about 300 gallons of radioactive water.
- 19 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 14,000 for the first time in history.
- 22 - Parliamentary elections took place in Turkey.
- 29 - The ruling coalition of Japan lost its majority in the upper house after the election.
- 30 - New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits U.S. President George W. Bush for the first time as Prime Minister.
- August
- 1 - The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge on I-35W over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota between University Avenue and Washington Avenue collapses at 6:05 pm CST during the later part of rush hour, killing 13 people.
- 1 - Scouting celebrates its 100th birthday with worldwide celebrations.
- 11 - Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Sierra Leone.
- 14 - Pakistan marks the 60th anniversary of their independence from the British Empire.
- 14 - Multiple suicide bombings kill 572 people in Qahtaniya, northern Iraq.
- 15 - India marks the 60th anniversary of their independence from the British Empire.
- 21 - Hurricane Dean, a powerful Category 5 storm, slams into a largely evacuated Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.
- 25 - Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis declares a national state of emergency after a series of devastating wildfires ravage western Peloponese and southern Euboea, killing 68 people.
- 28 - Abdullah Gül is elected as the eleventh President of Turkey by the Turkish Parliament, after secularist concerns delayed his initial candidacy.
- September
- 4 - Northeast Nicaragua takes a direct hit from Hurricane Felix. The hurricane was a strong Category 5 storm when
- 9 - The general election in Guatemala elects the president, vice president, congressmen, municipal mayors, and representatives to Parlacen.
- 12 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his resignation, to be effective September 19.
- 12 - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and his entire cabinet resign.
- 13 - The Burj Dubai became the world's tallest free standing structure after surpassing the CN Tower in Toronto.
- 14 - Viktor Zubkov is approved as the new Prime Minister of Russia after a vote in the Duma.
- 18 - The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates in the U.S. by half a point (0.5%) for the first time since 2006 to ease the on-going panic in the financial markets due to the subprime crisis.
- 26 - First confirmed deaths resulting from the Myanmar military's crackdown on weeks long anti-government protests. Buddhist monks are arrested and Internet access is cut from the public.
- 30 - Parliamentary re-elections occur in Ukraine after Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko dismisses Parliament.
- October
- 6 - Presidential election occurs in Pakistan.
- 10 - The SuccessTech Academy school shooting occurs in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 19 - A gas explosion rocked Glorietta, a shopping mall in Makati, Philippines which killed 11 and injured more than 100 people.
- 20 - Georgia's governor Sonny Perdue declares state of emergency due to drought conditions.
- 20 - Wildfires in Southern California result in the evacuation of more than 1,000,000 people and destroying over 1,600 homes and businesses.
- 21 - Parliamentary elections in Switzerland.
- 28 - Elections in Argentina for the President and members of the National Congress. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wins presidential elections and becomes the first female elected president in Argentina.
- November
- 3 - President Pervez Musharraf declares state of emergency in Pakistan.
- 4 - Reformation Sunday is observed by Lutherans and other Protestants around the world, to commemorate the 490th anniversary (October 31) of the Ninety-Five Theses, which began the Protestant Reformation.
- 5 - The Writers Guild of America goes on a strike that lasts until February 12, 2008.
- 6 - Legislative elections are held in the U.S. states of Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia; Kentucky and Mississippi also hold gubernatorial elections.
- 11 - Slovenians vote in the final round of the nation's presidential elections. Danilo Türk won the race with 68.26% of the vote.
- 18 - The Zasyadko mine disaster in eastern Ukraine claims the lives of 101 miners.
- 27 - The Annapolis Conference, a peace conference trying to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, is held in Annapolis, Maryland in the United States.
- December
- 2 - United Russia wins parliamentary elections in Russia, increasing their majority with 60% of the votes.
- 2 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's proposed changes to the Venezuelan constitution are narrowly defeated in a nationwide referendum.
- 8 - 2007 Africa-EU Summit takes place as European Union and African Union leaders gather in Lisbon, Portugal, for their first joint summit in seven years. The British and Czech prime ministers boycott the event due to the presence of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
- 10 - The United Nations deadline for a negotiated settlement on the future of Kosovo passed without an international agreement.
- 11 - In Algiers, Algeria, two bombs explode within ten minutes of each other, the first near a UN office and the other detonated close to the Algerian Supreme Court. The official death count for both blasts stands as 31.
- 13 - The Treaty of Lisbon is signed in Portugal.
- 21 - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Malta join the Schengen border-free zone.
[edit] In Lovia
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[edit] Events
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- 7 - The Bay Hawks are founded in Bayside, Noble City, and are from then on based in the Grand Bayside Bowl.
- June
- July
- August
- 20 - The reign of King Arthur III ends with his death.
- September
- October
- 7 - First High School founded in Noble City by Arthur Jefferson.
- November
- 5 - Veprom future subsidiary Adamas is first commissioned, to initiate its operations officially January 13, 2008.
- 9 - King Dimitri I is crowned as King of Lovia.
- 15 - Air Lovia is founded by King Dimitri I as the only Lovian airline company.
- 16 - Eagle Alliance is founded as an initiative of Air Lovia.
- 25 - The Pine Jack is officially chosen as the Flag of Lovia by the nation's inhabitants. Most reactions to the design are very positive, though criticism arose in Libertas, claiming the flag would stand for a divided nation.
- December
- 1 - Hightech Valley, the brand-new industrial neighborhood of Sofasi, opened.
- 19 - The new Constitution is accepted and set in act.
- 31 - The First Amendment to the Constitution is adopted by Congress with an absolute majority.
[edit] Arts and popular culture
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[edit] Deaths
- August
- 20 - King Arthur III, Ruling Monarch of Lovia
- November
- 17 - Eve Zimmermann, dancer
[edit] Births
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[edit] See also
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