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November 30, 2007

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Headlines from November 30, 2007

Knicks Are a Flop in Prime Time

By Howard Beck

Fifty-two points separated the Celtics from the Knicks at one point Thursday, and it was hard to say whether the biggest gap was on the scoreboard, or between Coach Isiah Thomas and his players.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 28, 2007, covering November 30, 2007.

  1. 1
    Album cover for As I Am by Alicia Keys

    As I Am

    Alicia Keys

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    1
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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Noel by Josh Groban

    Noel

    Josh Groban

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    6
    Peak
    2
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    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Taking Chances by Celine Dion

    Taking Chances

    Celine Dion

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    3
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    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for NOW 26 by Various Artists

    NOW 26

    Various Artists

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    4
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    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Ultimate Hits by Garth Brooks

    The Ultimate Hits

    Garth Brooks

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    3
    Peak
    3
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    2

Notable Deaths

2007Engin Arık, Turkish physicist and academic (born 1948)[†]

Engin Arık was a Turkish particle physicist and professor at Boğaziçi University. She led the Turkish participation in a number of experiments at CERN. Arık was a prominent supporter of Turkey's membership to CERN and the founding of a national particle accelerator center as a means to utilize thorium as an energy source. She has also represented Turkey at the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization for a number of years. She died in the Atlasjet Flight 4203 crash on November 30, 2007.

Evel Knievel

2007Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (born 1938)[†]

Robert Craig Knievel, known professionally as Evel Knievel, was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Throughout his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.

Historical Context for November 30, 2007

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