Police officer Filippo Raciti is killed when a clash breaks out in the Sicily derby between Catania and Palermo, in the Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. This event led to major changes in stadium regulations in Italy. Date: February 2, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2…
The National Weather Service in the United States switches from the Fujita scale to the new Enhanced Fujita scale to measure the intensity and strength of tornadoes. Date: February 1, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identify battery-powered LED placards depicting characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), causing a panic. Date: January 31, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Microsoft Corporation releases Windows Vista, a major release of the operating system Microsoft Windows and the NT based kernel. Date: January 30, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq. Date: January 22, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance. Date: January 19, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day…
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated in front of his newspaper's Istanbul office by 17-year-old Turkish ultra-nationalist Ogün Samast. Date: January 19, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people and Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Cyclone Kyrill causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Date: January 18, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on…
The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing. Date: January 17, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), one of the brightest comets ever observed is at its zenith visible during the day. Date: January 12, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)