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April 7, 2007

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

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 4, 2007, covering April 7, 2007.

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    Album cover for We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank by Modest Mouse

    We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

    Modest Mouse

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    Album cover for Introducing Joss Stone by Joss Stone

    Introducing Joss Stone

    Joss Stone

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    Album cover for Elliott Yamin by Elliott Yamin

    Elliott Yamin

    Elliott Yamin

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    Album cover for Daughtry by Daughtry

    Daughtry

    Daughtry

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    Album cover for Veteran by Marques Houston

    Veteran

    Marques Houston

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Notable Deaths

Johnny Hart

2007Johnny Hart, American author and illustrator (born 1931)[†]

John Lewis Hart was an American cartoonist noted as the creator of the comic strips B.C. and The Wizard of Id. Brant Parker co-produced and illustrated The Wizard of Id. Hart was recognized with several awards, including the Swedish Adamson Award and five from the National Cartoonists Society. In his later years, he was known for incorporating Christian themes and messages into his strips. Hart was referred to by Chuck Colson in a Breakpoint column as "the most widely read Christian of our time," over C. S. Lewis, Frank E. Peretti, and Billy Graham.

Barry Nelson

2007Barry Nelson, American actor (born 1917)[†]

Barry Nelson was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond.

Historical Context for April 7, 2007

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