What Happened on April 16, 2007

Historical Events

"Spider-Man 3" directed by Sam Raimi and starring Toby Maguire and Kristen Dunst premieres at the Tokyo Film Festival

Boston Marathon

111th Boston Marathon: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya goes back-to-back for 3rd title in 2:14:13; Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia wins women's race in 2:29:18

Long-Distance Runner Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot

41st CMT Music Awards

6th CMT Video Music Awards: Carrie Underwood & Kenny Chesney wins

Virginia Tech massacre: The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. The gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, kills 32 people and injures 23 others before committing suicide.

2007 History

Famous Deaths

Frank Bateson, New Zealand astronomer (b. 1909)
G. V. Loganathan, Indian American professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (b. 1954)
Gaetan Duchesne, Canadian hockey player (b. 1962)
Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, American instructor of French (b. 1958)
Kevin Granata, American professor of Engineering (b. 1961)
Liviu Librescu, American Jewish-Romanian professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, dies saving his students during Virginia Tech massacre at 76
Maria Lenk, Brazilian swimmer and first Brazilian woman to compete in the Olympic Games (b. 1915)
Seung-Hui Cho, Korean American murderer (b. 1984), see List of victims of the Virginia Tech massacre

2007 Highlights