Thursday August 23, 2007

Historical Events

• "Chororapithecus abyssinicus", a fossil 10 million years old found in Ethiopia may have proved that humans and gorillas had a common ancestor 2 million years before previously believed.
• The Governor General of Jamaica Kenneth Octavius Hall announced that the 2007 Jamaican general elections will be postponed until September 3, due to Hurricane Dean.
• After hundreds of victims of gang violence in Port Harcourt, the Nigerian government has extended a curfew to Port Harcourt.
• 40 people are injured in a storm that struck Chicago, disrupting the transport system.
• British tennis star Tim Henman has announced that he will be retiring after the Davis Cup in Croatia this year.
• The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a ruling that allows Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Shahbaz Sharif, to return to Pakistan.
• Due to flooding, officials in Ohio have declared a state emergency in nine Ohio counties.
• In another episode of political violence, two people are killed in Ermera (East Timor).
• South African Communist Party initiates an investigation into the alleged 2002 political donation of 500,000 rand.
• After a recent foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Surrey, the ban on British livestock, meat, and dairy products was lifted by the European Union.
• MTV and MySpace join forces to allow candidates for the 2008 United States Presidential Election to host online webcasts with young voters.
• As Al Qaeda militants in Iraq attack a Sunni mosque, at least 25 people are killed and 22 others arrested. Five people are abducted.
• Yoshihiro Tanjo, a Japanese politician, is accused of intimidation after he cut off his little finger and sent it to Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo abe. This was in response to Shinzo's refusal visit Yasukuni shrine to remember Japan's World War II fallen.
• After killing 20 people in the Caribbean, Hurricane Dean was downgraded from a tropical depression to Mexico.
• Two teenagers, aged 14 and 18, are being held in Liverpool, England for the murder of an 11-year old boy in Croxteth.
• A dispute over unpaid entitlements owed workers at Ford suppliers in Victoria, Australia has led to the dismissal of more than 1200 Ford workers.
• Over the last three years, 15 people have died and 115 were hospitalized in Thailand from puffer fish sellers selling salmon as meat.
• U.S. Customs officials and U.S. Navy officers seized a submarine-like vessel containing $352 million worth cocaine off the Guatemalan coast.
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See also

What happened on August 23 in history? Find out the list of August 23rd major events

What was 2007 famous for? Discover everything about 2007

Who died on August 23, 2007?

• Robert Symonds

  American actor (Born 1926).

• Reinhard Lauth
• Martti Pokela
• Jacek Chmielnik
• Aimé Avignon
• Leif Hamre

Other August 23rd famous deaths

• Didier Pironi

  French driving racer (Formula 1) and off-shore pilot.

• R D Laing

  Scottish psychiatrist (Born 1927).

• Hoot Gibson

  Silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70.

• Norman Wexler

  American writer, a playwright and screenwriter whose credits included the screenplays for "Mandigo" and "Saturday Night Fever.

See all famous people who died on August 23rd

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Virgo

Virgo personality

Who should a Virgo 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 Thursday.

August 23rd marks the 234th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2007.

There are 130 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

• Weymouth - Burton : 1 - 2

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $84.05
• Apple AAPL: opens at $133.09
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.30
• General Electric GE: opens at $39.21
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $110.40

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 116.33 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0527 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2069 CHF
• 1 USD = 7.584 CNY
• 1 EUR = 157.8 JPY