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May 17, 2007

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 16, 2007, covering May 17, 2007.

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    Album cover for Because Of You by Ne-Yo

    Because Of You

    Ne-Yo

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    Album cover for Call Me Irresponsible by Michael Buble

    Call Me Irresponsible

    Michael Buble

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    Album cover for Snakes & Arrows by Rush

    Snakes & Arrows

    Rush

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    Album cover for The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne

    The Best Damn Thing

    Avril Lavigne

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    Album cover for American Doll Posse by Tori Amos

    American Doll Posse

    Tori Amos

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Notable Deaths

Lloyd Alexander

2007Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (born 1924)[†]

Lloyd Chudley Alexander was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King, was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. He won U.S. National Book Awards in 1971 and 1982.

2007T. K. Doraiswamy, Indian poet and author (born 1921)[†]

T. K. Doraiswamy, also known by his pen name Nakulan, was an Indian poet, professor of English, novelist, translator and short fiction writer, who wrote both in Tamil and English, and is known for his surrealism and experimentation as well as free verse. He served as Professor of English, Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram for four decades.

Historical Events

North Korea

2007Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.[†]

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like South Korea, claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city.

Historical Context for May 17, 2007

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