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September 29, 2007

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 26, 2007, covering September 29, 2007.

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    Album cover for Graduation by Kanye West

    Graduation

    Kanye West

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    Album cover for Curtis by 50 Cent

    Curtis

    50 Cent

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    Album cover for Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates by Kenny Chesney

    Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates

    Kenny Chesney

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    Album cover for High School Musical 2 by Soundtrack

    High School Musical 2

    Soundtrack

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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

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Notable Deaths

Lois Maxwell

2007Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (born 1927)[†]

Lois Ruth Maxwell was a Canadian actress. She was best known for portraying Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 Eon-produced James Bond films (1962–1985), from Dr. No in 1962 to A View to a Kill in 1985.

Katsuko Saruhashi

2007Katsuko Saruhashi, Japanese geochemist (born 1920)[†]

Katsuko Saruhashi (猿橋 勝子, Saruhashi Katsuko, March 22, 1920 – September 29, 2007) was a Japanese geochemist who created tools that let her take some of the first measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in seawater. She later showed evidence of the dangers of radioactive fallout and how far it can travel. Along with this focus on safety, she also researched peaceful uses of nuclear power.

Historical Events

Calder Hall nuclear power station

2007Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.[†]

Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station is a former Magnox nuclear power station at Sellafield in Cumbria in North West England. Calder Hall was the first full-scale nuclear power station to enter operation in the West, and was the sister plant to the Chapelcross plant in Scotland. Both were commissioned and originally operated by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. The primary purpose of both plants was to produce weapons-grade plutonium for the UK's nuclear weapons programme, but they also generated electrical power for the National Grid.

Historical Context for September 29, 2007

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