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April 7, 2008

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 2, 2008, covering April 7, 2008.

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    Album cover for Welcome To The Dollhouse by Danity Kane

    Welcome To The Dollhouse

    Danity Kane

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    Album cover for NOW 27 by Various Artists

    NOW 27

    Various Artists

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    2
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    Album cover for Trilla by Rick Ross

    Trilla

    Rick Ross

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    Album cover for Mail On Sunday by Flo Rida

    Mail On Sunday

    Flo Rida

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    Album cover for Sleep Through The Static by Jack Johnson

    Sleep Through The Static

    Jack Johnson

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Notable Deaths

Ludu Daw Amar

2008Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author (born 1915)[†]

Ludu Daw Amar was a well-known and respected leading dissident writer and journalist in Mandalay, Burma. She was married to fellow writer and journalist Ludu U Hla and was the mother of popular writer Nyi Pu Lay. She is best known for her outspoken anti-government views and radical left wing journalism besides her outstanding work on traditional Burmese arts, theatre, dance and music, and several works of translation from English, both fiction and non-fiction.

Historical Context for April 7, 2008

In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]