Friday August 17, 2007

Historical Events

• The discount rate is now reduced by the US Federal Reserve from 6.25 percent to 5.75 percent
• The Disney film High School Musical 2 becomes the most-watched basic cable TV telecast in America, with 17.2 million viewers.
• Six members of Iran's security forces were killed in a helicopter accident near Piranshahr, close to the Iraqi border.
• Five people are killed in an incident where the top floor of South Mumbai's building collapses onto an adjacent building.
• An attempted ambush on a joint patrol by Afghan police and Coalition troops in Helmand province saw 12 Taliban killed.
• France circulates a draft United Nations Security Council Resolution extending the mandate for the 13,600 United Nations peacekeeping force to Lebanon.
• Interpol issues warrants to Saddam Hussein’s oldest daughter Raghad Hussein, and his first wife Sajida Khhairalla Tulfa, for supporting insurgents in Iraq.
• With dozens of people missing, a Nile boat is found to have sunk off Beni Suef in northern Egypt.
• In Shandong province, eastern China, 172 coal miners are trapped inside a flooded mine.
• After the deaths of three rescue workers, the search for six miners in Utah's Crandall Canyon mining is temporarily suspended.
• Ashley Mote is a member of the European Parliament South East England and was convicted of 21 counts fraud.
• Hurricane Dean:
• After hitting the Lesser Antilles, Hurricane Dean intensifies to a Category 4 hurricane.
• BP begins to evacuate its workers in the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas industry ahead of Hurricane Dean.
• Kathleen Blanco, Governor of Louisiana, declares a state emergency to protect the public.
• After the Federal Reserve reduced its discount lending rate, stock prices rose in Europe and the United States after the subprime mortgage crisis.
• 2007 Peru earthquake
• The Huancavelica area is hit by a powerful earthquake aftershock of magnitude 5.9
• More than 600 prisoners escaped from Tambo de Mora Prison, Chincha, 25 mi from the epicenter of the earthquake after it collapses.
• A United States Marine Corps helicopter crashes north of Yuma in Arizona killing four people.
• John Howard, the Australian Prime Minister, says that Australia has decided to export Uranium in India.
• Adriaan Vlok was South Africa's Police Minister during apartheid. He pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Frank Chikane, a black activist priest, by poisoning his underwear. He is sentenced to a suspended sentence of ten year imprisonment
• 2007 Pacific Typhoon Season: Southeast China, Taiwan and Taiwan are ready for Typhoon Sepat.
• Good behavior has resulted in six Islamic militants being sentenced to five months for their involvement in the Bali bombings of 2002.
• David B. Chalmers, Jr, a Texas oil executive, pleads guilty for wire fraud in connection with the United Nations oil–for-food program.
• Russia, China, and four Central Asian members from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation hold war games in Russia's southern Ural Mountains. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, proposed that they be held frequently.
• Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will resume patrolling the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans using its nuclear-capable Tu-160 bombers and Tu-95 aircraft after a 15-year break.
• Hurricane Dean: After hitting the Lesser Antilles, Hurricane Dean has intensified into a Category 4 hurricane. (Reuters) Portia Simpson Miller, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, convenes an emergency cabinet meeting to address the possibility that Hurricane Dean will cross Jamaica on Sunday. (AFP via ABC News Australia). BP begins to evacuate its workers in the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas fields ahead of Hurricane Dean. (The Scotsman). The Governor of Louisiana Kathleen Blanco declares an emergency
• Portia Simpson Miller, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, convenes an emergency cabinet meeting because it is likely that Jamaica will cross over on Sunday.
• The death toll from 2007 Peru earthquake is now at 510, with 1,500 more people injured. After reports of looting, President Alan Garcia appeals for calm in the affected areas.
• According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United States Government, North Korea cooperates with US plans to end its nuclear program.
• The Northern Territory Indigenous Bill is passed by the Parliament of Australia, which makes changes to Australia's welfare system and land rights.
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See also

What happened on August 17 in history? Find out the list of August 17th major events

What was 2007 famous for? Discover everything about 2007

Who died on August 17, 2007?

• Bill Deedes

  British journalist and politician (Born 1913).

• Eddie Griffin
• Eusebio Pérez Martín
• Lucien Jarraud
• William Deedes

Other August 17th famous deaths

• Billy Murray

  Singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77.

• Victoria Shaw

  Australian actress and astrologer.

• Pearl Bailey

  American entertainer in vaudeville, night clubs, films and records.

• Vivian Vance

  Actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies of cancer at 67.

See all famous people who died on August 17th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Leo

Leo personality

Who should a Leo marry?

Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo

Personality of August born

Chinese Zodiac

Pig

The day of the week was Friday.

August 17th marks the 228th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2007.

There are 136 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

August 2007 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls
2. Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
3. Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
4. Timbaland - The Way I Are
5. Rihanna - Umbrella

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Timbaland featuring Doe & Keri Hilson - The Way I Are
2. Kate Nash - Foundations
3. Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat
4. Kanye West - Stronger
5. Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Fantasia - When I See U
2. Musiq Soulchild - teachme
3. Ne-Yo - Do You
4. Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo - Make Me Better
5. Plies Featuring T-Pain - Shawty

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Conjunto Primavera - Basta Ya
2. Enrique Iglesias - Dimelo
3. Aventura - Mi Corazoncito
4. La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho - De Ti Exclusivo
5. Casa De Leones - No Te Veo

Jupiler League

• Club Brugge - St Truiden : 3 - 2

Bundesliga 1

• Karlsruhe - Hannover : 1 - 2

Bundesliga 2

• Freiburg - Paderborn : 1 - 0
• Koblenz - Augsburg : 2 - 1
• Wehen - Osnabruck : 1 - 1

Division 2

• Amiens - Grenoble : 1 - 2
• Angers - Ajaccio : 1 - 0
• Bastia - Gueugnon : 1 - 0
• Chateauroux - Libourne : 2 - 0
• Clermont - Brest : 1 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $82.29
• Apple AAPL: opens at $122.01
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.09
• General Electric GE: opens at $38.11
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $111.90

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 114.37 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0598 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2077 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.595 CNY
• 1 EUR = 154.15 JPY