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March 6, 2007

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 28, 2007, covering March 6, 2007.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Not Too Late by Norah Jones

    Not Too Late

    Norah Jones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for In My Songs by Gerald Levert

    In My Songs

    Gerald Levert

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Grammy Nominees 2007 by Various Artists

    Grammy Nominees 2007

    Various Artists

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Corinne Bailey Rae by Corinne Bailey Rae

    Corinne Bailey Rae

    Corinne Bailey Rae

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    35
  5. 5
    Album cover for Infinity On High by Fall Out Boy

    Infinity On High

    Fall Out Boy

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2

Notable Deaths

Jean Baudrillard

2007Jean Baudrillard, French photographer and theorist (born 1929)[†]

Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist and philosopher with an interest in cultural studies. He is best known for his analyses of media, contemporary culture, and technological communication, as well as his formulation of concepts such as hyperreality. Baudrillard wrote about diverse subjects, including consumerism, critique of economy, social history, aesthetics, Western foreign policy, and popular culture. Among his most well-known works are Seduction (1978), Simulacra and Simulation (1981), America (1986), and The Gulf War Did Not Take Place (1991). His work is frequently associated with postmodernism and specifically post-structuralism. Nevertheless, Baudrillard had also opposed post-structuralism, and had distanced himself from postmodernism.

Ernest Gallo

2007Ernest Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (born 1909)[†]

Ernest J. Gallo was an American businessman and philanthropist. Gallo co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California.

Historical Context for March 6, 2007

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