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June 19, 2007

On June 19, 2007, the al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured. The year's #1 song was "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé. Brenda Fruhvirtová, Princess Isabella of Denmark, Mirra Andreeva would arrive in the same year.

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2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2007th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 7th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2000s decade.

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On June 19, 2007

  1. 2007 The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.

    Terrorist attack in Baghdad, Iraq

    The al-Khilani mosque bombing occurred on 19 June 2007 when a truck bomb exploded in front of the Shia Al-Khilani Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. At least 78 people were killed and another 218 injured in the blast. The explosion occurred just two days after a four-day curfew banning vehicle movement in the city was lifted after the al-Askari Mosque bombing (2007), and just hours after 10,000 US troops began the Arrowhead Ripper offensive to the north of Baghdad.

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Died on June 19, 2007

Antonio Aguilar Mexican singer and actor (1919–2007)
Alberto Mijangos American painter
Terry Hoeppner American football player and coach (1947–2007)
Ze'ev Schiff Israeli journalist

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Brenda Fruhvirtová 2007– Czech tennis player
Princess Isabella of Denmark 2007– daughter of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark
Mirra Andreeva 2007– Russian tennis player
Infanta Sofía of Spain 2007– Spanish princess
Ariana Greenblatt 2007– American actress
Leeseo 2007– South Korean singer

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