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August 15, 2007

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Open Wallet, Insert Mouth

By Selena Roberts

Who dares to arrive in Beijing without a political statement? For some athletes, it will be a personal choice. For others, it will be a business decision.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 15, 2007, covering August 15, 2007.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Finding Forever by Common

    Finding Forever

    Common

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    Album cover for Untitled by Korn

    Untitled

    Korn

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    Peak
    2
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    1
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    Album cover for NOW 25 by Various Artists

    NOW 25

    Various Artists

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    Peak
    1
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    3
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    Album cover for Hairspray by Soundtrack

    Hairspray

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
    2
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    4
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    Album cover for Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus by Miley Cyrus

    Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus

    Miley Cyrus

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6

Notable Deaths

Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

2007Richard Bradshaw, English conductor and director (born 1944)[†]

Richard James Bradshaw was a British opera conductor and the General Director of the Canadian Opera Company (COC) in Toronto.

John Gofman

2007John Gofman, American biologist, chemist, and physicist (born 1918)[†]

John William Gofman was an American scientist and advocate. He was Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley.

2007Geoffrey Orbell, New Zealand physician (born 1908)[†]

Geoffrey Buckland Orbell was a New Zealand doctor and keen hunter and tramper who was responsible for the rediscovery of the takahē in 1948.

Sam Pollock

2007Sam Pollock, Canadian businessman (born 1925)[†]

Samuel Patterson Smyth Pollock, OC, CQ was a Canadian sports executive who was general manager of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens for 14 years during which they won 9 Stanley Cups. Pollock also was chairman and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball club.

Historical Events

2007 Peru earthquake

2007An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru killing 514 and injuring 1,090.[†]

The 2007 Peru earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale, hit the central coast of Peru on August 15 at 23:40:57 UTC and lasted two minutes. The epicenter was located 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Lima at a depth of 39 km (24 mi). At least 595 people died and over 2,290 people were injured.

Historical Context for August 15, 2007

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