- April 5
- The Greek Louis Hellenic Cruises' cruise ship M/S Sea Diamond strikes a reef off the harbor of Santorini, tearing a hole in the hull. [38] [67.24]
- April 6
- The Louis Hellenic Cruises' Sea Diamond cruise ship sinks off the harbor of Santorini, with the loss of two French lives. [38] [67.24]
- Severe clashes between two rival factions erupt in Parachinar, a tribal area of Pakistan bordering the famous Tora Bora Heights. [38]
- April 11
- Princess Cruises' Emerald Princess cruise ship (113,000 gross tons) commences service out of Rome, Italy, for Greek Islands / Mediterranean cruises. [73.13]
- Al Qaeda claims responsibility for two bomb blasts in the Algerian capital of Algiers. At least 33 people are killed and 222 others injured. [38]
- April 14
- Retired chess champion Garry Kasparov is detained in Moscow for participating in a banned march. [38]
- April 15
- Fifteen British sailors are abducted by Iran, claiming they are in Iranian waters. [100.58]
- April 17
- Student Cho Seung-hui kills 32 people plus himself at the premises of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. [142.42] (April 16 [38])
- The British Pound Sterling hits a 15-year high against the US dollar, breaking through the US$2 level for the first time since 1992. [38]
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- Death of Iccho Itoh, Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan (assassinated) (born 1945). [38]
- April 18
- Royal Caribbean International takes delivery of Liberty of the Seas cruise ship (160,000 gross tons, 3634 passengers) from Aker Yards during a ceremony in Turku, Finland. [79]
- 32 Chinese steel workers are burnt to death in the Qinghe Special Steel Corporation disaster. [38]
- April 19
- US and allied air forces conduct massive exercises over South Korea with over 500 planes. [38]
- April 21
- Presidential elections are held in Nigeria. [38]
- April 22
- The first round of the French presidential election of 2007 takes place. [38]
- April 23
- Bogotá, Colombia, begins its term as World Book Capital. [38]
- April 24
- Gliese 581 c, a potentially habitable Earth-like extrasolar planet, is discovered in the constellation Libra. [38]
- April 25
- A USA 1913 Liberty Head nickel, graded PR-66 by PCGS, is sold in a private sale to $5 million, second highest amount ever paid for a single US coin. [560.18] [768.78]
- US Representative Dennis Kucinich (Democrat-Ohio), introduces articles to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. [38]
- In the USA, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 135.95 points to close at 13089.89; its first close above 13000 in its history. [38] [227]
- April 26
- Russians riot in Tallinn, Estonia, about moving the Bronze Soldier. Two nights of rioting leave one dead. [38]
- April 27
- Turkish Presidential Election first round. The Republican People's Party boycotts the election, and asks the constitutional court to annul. [38] [1134.114]
- May 3
- Local government elections in Scotland and most of England. The Scottish National Party becomes the largest party in Scotland for the first time in their history. [38] [188.66]
- The Royal Canadian Mint produces the first 100-kilogram gold coin with $1,000,000 face value, 53 cm in diameter, to celebrate the new $200 Maple Leaf gold coin with the world's highest purity, 0.99999 fine. Value of the gold in the coin is about US$2.6 million. [408.72]
- May 4
- Executive Directive 51, which specifies the procedures for continuity of the federal government of the United States in the event of a "catastrophic emergency" is signed by President George W. Bush. [38]
- Tornado strikes Greensburg, Kansas, killing at least 12 and destroying about 90 percent of the town. [38]
- May 5
- Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon. [38]
- May 6
- Nicolas Sarkozy is elected President of the French Republic, defeating Ségolène Royal with 53 percent of the vote in the French Presidential Election. [38] [148.30]
- May 8
- Devolved government is restored to Northern Ireland, with Ian Paisley as First Minister and Martin McGuinness as Deputy First Minister. [38]
- May 9
- Subtropical storm Andrea forms off the coast of Florida, the earliest subtropical storm since Ana in 2003. [38]
- May 10
- Tony Blair announces he will resign as British Prime Minister on June 27, triggering a Labour Party leadership election. [38]
- A fireball falls across the centre of Spain, with sightings in Cuenca, Toledo, Ciudad Real and Valladolid. [521]
- May 11
- Death of Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan head of state (born 1913). [38]
- May 12
- The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 is held in Helsinki, resulting in Serbia's first victory. [38]
- Death of Mullah Dadullah Akhund, Afghani Taliban military leader. [38]
- May 14
- Senatorial Elections in the Philippines are held. [38]
- A meteor likely causes a 2.1-magnitude earthquake in Hubbardton, Vermont, USA. [521]
- Rotterdam, The Netherlands, commemorates the attack of 1940 by German bomber planes with a display of spotlights outlining the destroyed portion of the city center. [10]
- May 15
- Coalition government of Fatah and Hamas in Palestinian National Authority appears to break down, as massive fighting breaks out in Gaza Strip. [38]
- May
- A Chinese 1929 Sun Yat Sen gold pattern coin sells at auction for 6,160,000 yuan (about US$900,000), a record price for a Chinese coin at auction. [515.10] [617.151]
- May 16
- Nicolas Sarkozy officially becomes President of the French Republic after taking over from Jacques Chirac. [38]
- Sony reports its games division lost US$1.9 billion during the fiscal year. [9]
- May 17
- Alex Salmond officially becomes First Minister of Scotland after taking over from Jack McConnell. [38]
- The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and the Moscow Patriarchate re-unite after eighty years of schism. [38]
- May 18
- Royal Caribbean International officially names its newest ship Liberty of the Seas, in a christening ceremony in the Port of Miami. [79] (May 19 [73.13])
- May 20
- Clashes in Tripoli, Lebanon, spark the 2007 Lebanon conflict. [38]
- The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum makes the largest single charitable donation in modern history, committing 7.41 billion euros to an educational foundation in the Middle East. [38]
- May 21
- The 19th century ship the Cutty Sark is badly damaged by fire in London, United Kingdom. [38]
- May 24
- General election in the Republic of Ireland. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and his Fianna Fáil party win a majority of seats for the third election in a row. [38]
- May 25
- Buena Vista releases the film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to theaters. (Total world gross ticket sales: $963 million (1st for 2007).) [928]
- May 26
- Costa Cruises' Costa Serena cruise ship (112,000 gross tons, 3000 passengers) makes its maiden voyage, an 8-day cruise from Venice, Italy, to Greece, Turkey, and Croatia. [73.13]
- In Woburn, Massachusetts, USA a meteorite punches a hole through a warehouse roof. [521]
- Russia is once again recognized as a full-fledged superpower by the United States. [38]
- May 27
- Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) is taken off the air after the government of Venezuela refuses to renew its license. This action results in protests. (On July 16, RCTV resumes broadcasting via cable and satellite.) [38]
- May 28
- Riyo Mori is crowned the new Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico. [38]
- May 29
- Inauguration of newly elected President Umaru Yar'Adua of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the Abuja Eagle Square in Lagos; first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in Nigeria. [38] [100.46]
- May 31
- A calendar blue moon occurs in the Western Hemisphere and parts of the Eastern Hemisphere. [38]
- Valdis Zatlers is elected President of Latvia, defeating Aivars EndzinÜ in the Latvian presidential election. [38]
- June 1
- U.S. warships bombard a Somali village where Islamic militants had set up a base. [38]
- A 2100-year-old melon is discovered by archaeologists in western Japan. [38]
- June 2
- MSC Cruises introduces the MSC Orchestra cruise ship (89,600 gross tons, 2550 passengers) for 7-night cruises from Venice, Italy, to Greece, Turkey, and Croatia. [73.13]
- Four people are charged with a terror plot to blow up JFK International Airport in New York. [38]
- June 3
- The Valley of Geysers in Russia is destroyed by a mudflow. [38]
- June 4
- Ten people, including a California National Guard officer and former Hmong general, are charged over plans to overthrow the Laotian Government. [38]
- June 5
- A mass grave in southern Ukraine, found accidentally by workers in May, is confirmed to be filled with thousands of victims of the Holocaust. [38]
- Eleven people are killed and 23 others injured in a train crash near Kerang in Victoria, Australia. [38]
- NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes its second fly-by of Venus en route to Mercury. [38]
- June 6
- (to June 8) The 33rd G8 summit takes place amid strong protests in Heiligendamm, Germany. [38]
- Twelve people are killed by cyclone Gonu in Oman. [38]
- June 7
- A large meteorite strikes a mountainside in Reisadalem in northern Norway, landing with an impact comparable to the atomic bomb used at Hiroshima. [521]
- June 8
- The Space Shuttle Atlantis is successfully launched on mission STS-117. [38]
- June 10
- Two large meteoroids enter the atmosphere over Sri Lanka, breaking into smaller pieces and landing in several areas. [521]
- June 11
- Shreves sells at auction a block of 18 Great Britain 1840 1-penny stamps and a strip of six, unused, for US$1,150,000. [798.3]
- June 14
- The Green Party enters government for the first time in Ireland, with Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats. [38]
- June 15
- International Health Regulations, revamped version in wake of 2003 SARS outbreak, comes into force as binding instrument of international law. [1639.12]
- June
- Cunard opens worldwide sales of the Final Voyage for ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, and sells out in a record 36 minutes. [339]
- June 18
- Three people are injured and one dead in a shooting near Flinders Street in Melbourne, Australia. [38]
- Nine Charleston, South Carolina firefighters are killed by a roof collapse while battling a furniture store fire. [38]
- June 22
- A Force 5 tornado tears through Elie, Manitoba, Canada; no injuries are reported. [38]
- June 24
- The refurbished Millennium Dome, now called The O2, reopens in London, England. [38]
- June 25
- Intense heatwaves begin to hit Southeast Europe as temperatures reach 46 celcius in Bulgaria and Greece. [38]
- In England, following the wettest June on record, Sheffield and South Yorkshire are affected by flooding. Much of Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham is flooded when the River Don breaches its banks. [38]
- June 27
- Tony Blair resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; New Labour Party leader Gordon Brown is appointed Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II. [38]
- The military police of the state of Rio de Janeiro invades the favela of Complexo do Alemão ending in a massacre. [38]
- June 28
- The US Fish and Wildlife Service announces it would remove the bald eagle from the endangered species list. [96.31] [677.20]
- In the aftermath of Greece's worst heatwave in a century, at least eleven people are reported dead from heatstroke, approximately 200 wildfires break out nationwide, and the country's electricity grid nearly collapses due to record breaking demand. [38]
- June 29
- Apple's new iPhone is released in the USA. [38] [96.65]
- In Asunción, Paraguay, the presidential summit of the Mercosur trade group is held. [96.40]
- British police defuse a bomb in Haymarket, Central London. [38]
- Assassination attempt on prime minister Guillaume Soro of Côte d'Ivoire; three rockets hit his landed plane at Bouaké airport, killing four, wounding 14. [100.48]
- June 30
- The Hawaii Superferry arrives in Honolulu after a 7,600-mile journey from Mobile, Alabama. [38]
- A Jeep Cherokee drives into the entrance of the main terminal of Glasgow International Airport in an apparent terrorist incident, resulting in a petrol-driven fire. [38]
- A calendar blue moon occurs in most of the Eastern Hemisphere. [38]
- A parliamentary election is held in Papua New Guinea. [38]
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- Saint Lucia re-opens diplomatic ties with the Republic of China. [1274.42]
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