What Happened on April 3, 2007

Historical Events

  • 26th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Rutgers, 59-46; Volunteers' 7th national title; Candace Parker is named Most Outstanding Player
  • Conventional train world speed record: a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets new official world speed record - 574.8 km/h (357 mph)

Music History

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards denies saying he smoked his father's ashes in an interview with NME

Famous Deaths

  • Eddie Robinson, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Grambling 408 wins), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 88
  • Marion Eames, Welsh novelist, dies at 86
  • Nina Wang, Chinese widow of businessman Teddy Wang (Asia's richest woman), dies at 69
  • Zoltan Pongracz, Hungarian composer (Mariphonia), dies at 95
Died in 2007 2007 Highlights

About April 3, 2007

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 17 years and 16 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aries

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Don't Matter - Akon
  • UK #1 Song: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers Ft. Brian Potter & Andy Pipkin