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August 7, 2007

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Headlines from August 7, 2007

Four Trips to Hell and Back at the Opera

By Anthony Tommasini

In his first summer as the general and artistic director of Glimmerglass Opera, Michael MacLeod is acknowledging the 400th anniversary of Monteverdi’s “Orfeo” by presenting it, as well as three other works based on the Orpheus myth.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 1, 2007, covering August 7, 2007.

  1. 1
    Album cover for NOW 25 by Various Artists

    NOW 25

    Various Artists

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus by Miley Cyrus

    Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus

    Miley Cyrus

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for T.I. Vs T.I.P. by T.I.

    T.I. Vs T.I.P.

    T.I.

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hairspray by Soundtrack

    Hairspray

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    20
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Coco by Colbie Caillat

    Coco

    Colbie Caillat

    Last week
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Ernesto Alonso

2007Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director, and producer (born 1917)[†]

Ernesto Alonso was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "El Señor Telenovela" because most of his work centered on telenovelas known around the world.

Angus Tait

2007Angus Tait, New Zealand businessman, founded Tait Communications (born 1919)[†]

Sir Angus McMillan Tait was a New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman.

Historical Events

Oracle Park

2007At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record.[†]

Oracle Park is a ballpark in the SoMa district of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). The stadium stands along San Francisco Bay; the section of the bay beyond Oracle Park's right field wall is unofficially known as McCovey Cove, in honor of former Giants player Willie McCovey. Previously named Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT&T Park, the stadium's current name was purchased by Oracle Corporation in 2019.

Historical Context for August 7, 2007

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