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February 13, 2007

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 7, 2007, covering February 13, 2007.

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    Album cover for Late Night Special by Pretty Ricky

    Late Night Special

    Pretty Ricky

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    Album cover for Wincing The Night Away by The Shins

    Wincing The Night Away

    The Shins

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    Album cover for Daughtry by Daughtry

    Daughtry

    Daughtry

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    Album cover for Grammy Nominees 2007 by Various Artists

    Grammy Nominees 2007

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for Freedom's Road by John Mellencamp

    Freedom's Road

    John Mellencamp

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Notable Deaths

Elizabeth Jolley

2007Elizabeth Jolley, English-Australian author and academic (born 1923)[†]

Monica Elizabeth Jolley was an English-born Australian writer who settled in Western Australia in the late 1950s and forged an illustrious literary career there. She was 53 when her first book was published, and she went on to publish fifteen novels, four short story collections and three non-fiction books, publishing well into her 70s and achieving significant critical acclaim. She was also a pioneer of creative writing teaching in Australia, counting many well-known writers such as Tim Winton among her students at Curtin University.

Charlie Norwood

2007Charlie Norwood, American captain and politician (born 1941)[†]

Charles Whitlow Norwood Jr. was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his death in 2007. At the time of his death, Norwood was the representative of the 10th District of Georgia.

2007Richard Gordon Wakeford, English air marshal (born 1922)[†]

Air Marshal Sir Richard Gordon Wakeford, was an officer in the Royal Air Force for 36 years, from 1941 to 1977. Beginning as a pilot of flying boats with Coastal Command, he became a flying instructor, and commanded the Queen's Flight. After various operational commands, his last post was as Deputy Chief of Defence (Intelligence) at the UK Ministry of Defence.

Historical Events

Taiwan

2007Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.[†]

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of 35,808 square kilometres, with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined territories under ROC control consist of 168 islands in total covering 36,193 square kilometres. The largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei, New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries.

Historical Context for February 13, 2007

In 2007, the world population was approximately 6,757,308,781 people[†]