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October 19, 2007

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 17, 2007, covering October 19, 2007.

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    Album cover for Magic by Bruce Springsteen

    Magic

    Bruce Springsteen

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    Album cover for Still Feels Good by Rascal Flatts

    Still Feels Good

    Rascal Flatts

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    Album cover for Exile On Mainstream by Matchbox Twenty

    Exile On Mainstream

    Matchbox Twenty

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    Album cover for souljaboytellem.com by Soulja Boy Tell'em

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    Soulja Boy Tell'em

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    Album cover for Back Of My Lac' by J. Holiday

    Back Of My Lac'

    J. Holiday

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Notable Deaths

Winifred Asprey

2007Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (born 1917)[†]

Winifred "Tim" Alice Asprey was an American mathematician and computer scientist. She was one of only around 200 women to earn PhDs in mathematics from American universities during the 1940s, a period of women's underrepresentation in mathematics at this level. She was involved in developing the close contact between Vassar College and IBM that led to the establishment of the first computer science lab at Vassar.

2007Randall Forsberg, American activist and author (born 1943)[†]

Dr. Randall Caroline Forsberg led a lifetime of research and advocacy on ways to reduce the risk of war, minimize the burden of military spending, and promote democratic institutions. Her career started at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in 1968. In 1974 she moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts to found the Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies (IDDS) as well as to launch the national Nuclear Freeze campaign.

2007Michael Maidens, English footballer (born 1987)[†]

Michael Douglas Maidens was a British professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career with Hartlepool United in 2004, making his debut in the League Cup against Crystal Palace in September 2004.

Jan Wolkers

2007Jan Wolkers, Dutch author, sculptor, and painter (born 1925)[†]

Jan Hendrik Wolkers was a Dutch author, sculptor and painter. Wolkers is considered by some to be one of the "Great Four" writers of post-World War II Dutch literature, alongside Willem Frederik Hermans, Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve.

Historical Context for October 19, 2007

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