April 2007

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 International holidays 3 Portal:Current events 4 Scheduled events

[edit] Introduction

April 2007 is a common month and is the fourth month of that year. It began on a Sunday and will end after thirty days on a Monday.

[edit] International holidays

• April 1 - April Fools' Day
• April 2 - Passover starts
• April 5 - Qingming Festival (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau)
• April 8 - Easter Sunday (Both Eastern and Western Christianity)

[edit] Portal:Current events

April 1, 2007 (Sunday) edit history watch United States Presidential Election, 2008: Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson announces his candidacy for president. (CNN) Iranian Basiji students protest outside the British embassy in Tehran. (CNN) World Wrestling Entertainment's flagship pay-per-view, Wrestlemania 23 takes place at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. An arena record of 80,103 attends. (Detroit News) Ukrainian political rivals rally in Kiev in response to the threat that President Viktor Yushchenko might dissolve the parliament and call for new elections. (BBC) April 2, 2007 (Monday) edit history watch Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dissolves the parliament during a nationally televised speech, calling for early parliamentary elections on 27 May 2007. (All Headline News) India's Foreign Secretary, Shivshankar Menon, says that Iran is likely to get an observer status in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. (IHT) (Times of India) An earthquake and the resultant tsunami strike the Solomon Islands, killing at least 15 people. (BBC) The University of Florida Gators defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes 84-75 in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship game, becoming the first school in Division I history to win both the men's college basketball and college football titles in the same academic year. (ESPN) The United States and South Korea reach an agreement on bilateral free trade, concluding ten months of negotiations. (CNN),(USTR), (USINFO) The United States Supreme Court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases and must do so unless it can provide some scientific reason proving otherwise. (New York Times) April 3, 2007 (Tuesday) edit history watch United States Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi travels to Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad as she continues a visit to the Middle East disregarding the objections of the Bush administration. (BBC) The 14th annual summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation begins in New Delhi, India. (IHT) (VOA) (Hindu) Colorado State University experts forecast a very active 2007 Atlantic hurricane season with 17 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 5 intense hurricanes. (CSU) The V150, a modified TGV train, breaks the land speed record for railed vehicles on the new Paris-Strasbourg LGV Est line with 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph). (Reuters) Diego Gasques wins the 7th edition of Big Brother Brasil. (Globo.com) Hong Kong's richest woman, Nina Wang dies from an unspecified illness. According to Forbes magazine, Wang was Asia's 35th richest person with a fortune of $4.2 billion. (BBC) April 4, 2007 (Wednesday) edit history watch Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denies the peace message given by Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Syrian President Bashar Assad; and further stated her trip was a mistake. (Jerusalem Post) A "breakthrough" technique for converting donated blood from other blood types to Type O for blood transfusion is announced. (Washington Times) (Brisbane Times) President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that the 15 British soldiers held captive in Iran are to be freed as a "gift" to Britain. (Sky) Four hostages held in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria are freed. (BBC) Former rebel leader Guillaume Soro takes office as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire. (BBC) April 5, 2007 (Thursday) edit history watch Three men are charged with involvement in the 7 July 2005 London bombings. (BBC) Former rebel leader Ramzan Kadyrov takes office as President of Chechnya. (BBC) April 6, 2007 (Friday) edit history watch April 7, 2007 (Saturday) edit history watch

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[edit] Scheduled events

This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future events. It may contain information of a tentative nature and the content may change dramatically as the event approaches and more information becomes available.

• April 3 - The Academy Is...'s sophomore album, Santi, is scheduled for release.
• April 3 - Chevelle's forthcoming album, Vena Sera, is expected to be released.
• April 3 - The Almost's debut album, Southern Weather, is scheduled for release.
• April 7 - Election Phase-I in Uttar Pradesh , INDIA - Etawa , Mainpuri etc...
• April 8 - Easter
• April 4 - Football, Chertsey Rec. 12 o'clock kick off.
• April 8 - The Vegas Grand Prix, the opening race of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• April 8 - IIT-JEE-2007 , INDIA
• April 9 - Super Paper Mario is released
• April 13 - Election Phase-II in Uttar Pradesh , INDIA - Meerut , Muzaffarnagar etc...
• April 14 - The 2007 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards, known as the "Space Oscars", will be presented.
• April 15 - A United States candidate city for the 2016 Summer Olympics games will be chosen to represent the country in international competition: Los Angeles, California or Chicago, Illinois.
• April 16 - Elections to be held in Nigeria.
• April 16 - Porcupine Tree will release their forthcoming album Fear of a Blank Planet in Europe.
• April 17 - Nine Inch Nails' forthcoming album, Year Zero is expected to be released.
• April 18 - Day of Silence
• April 18 - Election Phase-III in Uttar Pradesh , INDIA - Bareilly , Moradabad etc...
• April 20 - The 8th anniversary of the Columbine High School Massacre.
• April 20 - 420 (cannabis culture). Stoners through out the world will consume ineffable amounts of marijuana.
• April 22 - The 26th annual London Marathon will be held in London.
• April 22 - UPSEE-2007 , UTTAR PRADESH , INDIA.
• April 22 - The first round of the French presidential election of 2007 will take place.
• April 23 - Bogotá, Colombia, begins its term as World Book Capital.
• April 23 - Election Phase-IV in Uttar Pradesh , INDIA - Lucknow , Seetapur etc...
• April 24 - Porcupine Tree will release their forthcoming album Fear of a Blank Planet in the United States.
• April 26 - Jamestown 2007, the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the first English settlement of the modern-day United States at Jamestown, Virginia will be celebrated.
• April 28 - The final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup will take place in Barbados.
• April 29 - MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 held at the Acer Arena, Sydney.
• April 29 - CBSE - AIEEE - 2007 , INDIA .
• April 30 - Smoking in public and work places will be outlawed in Northern Ireland.