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)
A general strike begins in Guinea in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign. Date: January 10, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco. Date: January 9, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history. Date: January 4, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Adam Air Flight 574 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes near the Makassar Strait, Indonesia, killing all 102 people on board. Date: January 1, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bulgaria and Romania join the EU. Date: January 1, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)