Tuesday August 21, 2007

Historical Events

• Hurricane Dean arrives in Costa Maya (Mexico) at 165 mph (266 km/h). Dean is the first Category 5 storm to land since Hurricane Andrew.
• STS-118 arrives at Kennedy Space Center. This completes Space Shuttle Endeavour's 19th flight.
• Laura Richardson, a member of the U.S. Democratic Party, is elected to the special election for California’s 37th congressional District. She replaces Juanita Millender McDonald who passed away last spring.
• To ensure stock market liquidity, the Reserve Bank of Australia and Bank of Japan inject additional funds into the money markets.
• The Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously approves constitutional amendments to remove term limits from Hugo Chavez's position as President of Venezuela.
• After more than 100 days of detention, Haleh Esfandiari, an Iranian-American academic was released on bail.
• The Central Intelligence Agency released a report criticizing the Agency's performance before the September 11th 2001 attacks.
• 2007 Lebanon conflict: Fatah al-Islam fighters fighting the Lebanese army at a refugee camp in Lebanon have requested a ceasefire so that their families and civilians can be evacuated.
• Space Shuttle Endeavour safely lands at Kennedy Space Center at 12 :32:29 EDT (16 :32:29 UTC).
• Five thousand students from Bangladesh's Dhaka University riot. 150 students were also injured.
• Saif al Islam Gaddafi is a son to Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi. He has called for independent institutions in Libya, including a central bank and a high court.
• Hurricane Dean:
• Although there are no deaths, 11 people died in other places as a result.
• Hurricane Dean decimated Dominica's banana crop, and caused major damage to Jamaican crops.
• Angola's and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's governments are currently negotiating over a line that will define each country's rights to oil in the Atlantic Ocean. It is expected that the DRC will be granted exploration rights to millions of barrels of oil.
• After Dr Mohamed Haneef was arrested with providing material support to terrorist organizations, Andrews announced that Dr Haneef would win his appeal in Federal Court.
• A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes the Indonesian province Papua, 101 km from Tanahmerah.
• For their role in suppressing the 1991 Shiite revolt, fifteen Saddam Hussein associates, including Ali Hassan al-Majid are being tried in the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal.
• Following a decision by the government not to raise fuel taxes, Ziad Fariz is resigned as Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minster of Jordan. A date for the November 20 election has been set by the Cabinet.
• Hurricane Dean: Hurricane Dean hits the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, just north and near Chetumal. It is Category 5 strength. (BBC) Although there are no deaths, 11 people have been killed elsewhere in the wake of Hurricane Dean. (Reuters) Hurricane Dean has decimated Dominica's banana crops and caused major damage to Jamaica's crop.
• Hurricane Dean hits the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, just north Chetumal, close to the Belize border. It is Category 5 strength.
• Winds comparable to a Category 2 cyclone buffet in the Byron Bay region of New South Wales, before moving north towards the Gold Coast area Queensland.
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See also

What happened on August 21 in history? Find out the list of August 21st major events

What was 2007 famous for? Discover everything about 2007

Who died on August 21, 2007?

• Siobhan Dowd

  British author and activist (d. 2007).

• Haley Paige

  Mexican-American porn actress and director (d. 2007).

• Qurratulain Haider
• Rose Bampton
• Caroline Aigle

Other August 21st famous deaths

• Richard Wilson

  Scottish actor, well known for his role as Victor Meldrew of "One Foot in the Grave," playing with his real-life wife, Annette Crosbie.

• Richard Wilson

  Scottish actor, well known for his role as Victor Meldrew of "One Foot in the Grave," playing with his real-life wife, Annette Crosbie.

• Giuseppe Meazza

  Italian footballer (Born 1910).

• Constant Lambert

  British composer and conductor (Born 1905).

See all famous people who died on August 21st

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 Tuesday.

August 21st marks the 232nd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2007.

There are 132 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. Timbaland - The Way I Are
4. Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
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. Plies Featuring T-Pain - Shawty
4. Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil Kim - Let It Go
5. Ne-Yo - Do You

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Conjunto Primavera - Basta Ya
2. Fanny Lu - Y Si Te Digo
3. Aventura - Mi Corazoncito
4. La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho - De Ti Exclusivo
5. Enrique Iglesias - Dimelo

Conference

• Cambridge - Farsley : 5 - 1

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $84.50
• Apple AAPL: opens at $122.21
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.10
• General Electric GE: opens at $38.03
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $108.90

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 114.42 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0621 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2061 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.59 CNY
• 1 EUR = 154.08 JPY