Events in History
- Jan 4 The 110th United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the 1st female Speaker of the House
- Jan 9 Apple Inc 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, and longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end
- 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
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Historical Figures Born in 2007
- 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
- Apr 10 Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Dutch Princess, daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Apr 18 Princess Haya Bint Al Hamzah, Princess of Jordan, born in Amman, Jordan
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Historical Marriages
- Feb 3 Jackass prankster Bam Margera (27) weds Missy Rothstein (26) in downtown Philadelphia
- Feb 14 Former Atomic Kitten member Kerry Katona (26) weds Mark Croft in Gretna Green
- Mar 3 Countess of Frederiksborg Alexandra Christina (42) weds Martin Jorgensen at Oster Egende Church in Fakse City, Denmark
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