Monday April 02, 2007

Historical Events

• New Century, an American mortgage lender, files bankruptcy protection.
• During a nationally televised speech, Viktor Yushchenko, the Ukrainian President, dissolves parliament and calls for early parliamentary elections.
• Shivshankar Menon (India's Foreign Secretary) says Iran will likely be granted observer status in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
• At least 15 people are killed when a tsunami and earthquake strike the Solomon Islands.
• The University of Florida Gators defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 84 to 75 in the 2007 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament championship match. This was the first time in Division I history that a school has won both college basketball and football titles in the same academic calendar.
• After ten months of negotiations, the United States and South Korea have reached a bilateral free trade agreement. (CNN),(USTR),
• The United States Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and that it must do so unless it can prove otherwise.
• The ruling Cambodian People's Party announces a landslide win in communal elections. It claims it has won majority votes in 1,592 of 1,621 local councils.
• George Yeo, the Singapore Foreign Minister, meets Nyan Win, his Myanmar counterpart in Yangon. They discuss bilateral cooperation as well as cultural exchanges.
• Pinthongta Shinawatra and Panthongtae Shinawatra, the daughter and son of Thaksin Shinawatra the deposed prime minister of Thailand are required to pay 10 billion baht back taxes in connection to the sale of Shin Corporation stock.
• Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, is currently in Vietnam visiting medical clinics. He wants to help develop vaccines for children through his foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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See also

What happened on April 02 in history? Find out the list of April 2nd major events

What was 2007 famous for? Discover everything about 2007

Who died on April 02, 2007?

• Paul Reed

  American gay author who wrote the first novel about AIDS, “Facing It,” along with other fiction and nonfiction and sex stories under the pen...

• Henry Lee Giclas

Other April 2nd famous deaths

• Tommaso Buscetta

  Sicilian Mafiosa, the first major figure in the Sicilian Mafia to break the code of omerta, the traditional vow of silence.

• Rob Pilatus

  American-German singer and dancer (Milli Vanilli and Rob & Fab) (d. 1998).

• Hannes Alfven

  Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD).

• Buddy Rich

  American jazz drummer/orchestra leader (Away We Go), dies at age 69 (born 1917).

See all famous people who died on April 2nd

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Aries

Aries personality

Who should a Aries marry?

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus

Personality of April born

Chinese Zodiac

Pig

The day of the week was Monday.

April 2nd marks the 91st day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2007.

There are 273 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

April 2007 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Akon - Don't Matter
2. Fergie - Glamorous
3. Beyonce - Beautiful Liar
4. Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot
5. Gym Class Heroes - Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast In America

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
2. The Proclaimers featuring Brian Potter & Andy Pipkin - (I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles
3. Beyonce & Shakira - Beautiful Liar
4. Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado - Give It To Me
5. Gwen Stefani featuring Akon - The Sweet Escape

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Robin Thicke - Lost Without U
2. Musiq Soulchild - Buddy
3. R. Kelly Or Bow Wow (Featuring T.I. & T-Pain) - I'm A Flirt
4. Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot
5. Lloyd Featuring Lil Wayne - You

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Juan Luis Guerra 440 - La Llave De Mi Corazon
2. Mana - Manda Una Senal
3. Conjunto Primavera - Ese
4. Los Tigres del Norte - Detalles
5. RKM & Ken-Y - Igual Que Ayer

Bundesliga 2

• Kaiserslautern - Duisburg : 0 - 3

Division 2

• Reims - Le Havre : 3 - 2

Premier League

• Aston Villa - Everton : 1 - 1

Liga I

• Sp Lisbon - Beira Mar : 2 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $75.55
• Apple AAPL: opens at $94.14
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.89
• General Electric GE: opens at $35.41
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $94.51

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 117.85 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1561 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2153 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.7287 CNY
• 1 EUR = 157.51 JPY