Monday April 16, 2007

Historical Events

• Virginia Tech massacre: This is the most brutal mass killing in American history. Seung-Hui Cho kills 32 people and injures 23, before taking his own life.
• Laurent Gbagbo, President of Cote-d'Ivoire declares the First Ivorian Civil War over.
• The 2007 Pulitzer Prize winners are announced. Special citations are given to Ray Bradbury, author, and John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist.
• Ekmeleddin ihsanoglu is the Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. He calls for an end to fighting between the Philippines government, the Moro National Liberation Front and the Philippines government. These fighting have claimed the lives of at least 12 people in the last few days.
• A total of 33 coal miners are currently trapped in a mine located in Baofeng county in Henan province.
• Sudan allows 3,000 United Nations troops to be stationed in Darfur to support the 7,000 strong African Union force.
• At least 33 people were killed and 29 more injured in a series of shootings on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campuses in Blacksburg, Virginia. This is the deadliest school shooting incident in America.
• The offices of the Prosperous Armenia party in Yerevan were bombed. Nobody is hurt and nobody has claimed responsibility.
• In an effort to improve strategic cooperation, the United States, Japan, and India conduct a joint naval exercise at the Pacific Ocean.
• Kalyk Imankulov (the former Chairman of Kyrgyz NSS Service) joins the United Front For A Worthy Future For Kyrgyzstan. As it demands the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the alliance holds its sixth day-long protest.
• Ljube Boskovski, former Macedonian Interior Minister, and Johan Tarculovski, his ex-bodyguard, are being tried for war crimes at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (The Hague).
• Wal-Mart has regained the #1 spot on the Fortune 500 2007 list with US$351.1billion in revenue for FY 2006. This surpasses ExxonMobil's previous #1 by $3.9b.
• A passenger train that ran into a minibus carrying officials from the local government near Thirumatpur, Tamil Nadu, has resulted in at least 11 deaths.
• At least ten Afghan police die in a suicide bombing in Kunduz in northeastern Afghanistan.
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See also

What happened on April 16 in history? Find out the list of April 16th major events

What was 2007 famous for? Discover everything about 2007

Who died on April 16, 2007?

• Giuseppe Ruzzolini
• Maria Lenk

  Brazilian swimmer and first Brazilian woman to compete in the Olympic Games (Born 1915).

• Seung-Hui Cho

  American spree killer (Born 1984).

• Jocelyne Couture-Nowak

  Canadian instructor of French at Virginia Tech (Born 1958).

• G V Loganathan

  Indian American professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Born 1954).

• Liviu Librescu
• Gaetan Duchesne

  Canadian hockey player (Born 1962).

• Kevin Granata

  American professor of Engineering (Born 1961).

• Cho Seung-hui

Other April 16th famous deaths

• Stavros Niarchos

  Greek entrepreneur who was an international shipping magnate, as well as an art collector.

• David Lean

  English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor, best remembered for big-screen epics such asThe Bridge on the River Kwai...

• Rosalind Franklin

  English biophysicist chemist and academic (d. 1958).

• Ralph Ellison

  American author and critic (d. 1994).

See all famous people who died on April 16th

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 16th marks the 105th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2007.

There are 259 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. Timbaland - Give It To Me
2. Akon - Don't Matter
3. Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape
4. Fergie - Glamorous
5. Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot

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. T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')
5. Akon - Don't Matter

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Juan Luis Guerra 440 - La Llave De Mi Corazon
2. Conjunto Primavera - Ese
3. RKM & Ken-Y - Igual Que Ayer
4. Hector "El Father" - Sola
5. Chayanne - Si Nos Quedara Poco Tiempo

Bundesliga 2

• CZ Jena - Erzgebirge Aue : 2 - 1

Division 2

• Brest - Le Havre : 2 - 0

Liga I

• Benfica - Sp Braga : 0 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $77.64
• Apple AAPL: opens at $90.57
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.60
• General Electric GE: opens at $35.50
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $94.99

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 119.73 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1315 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2142 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.7279 CNY
• 1 EUR = 162.05 JPY