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November 5, 2007

On November 5, 2007, china's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon. 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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What happened

On November 5, 2007

  1. 2007 China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.

    Chinese lunar orbiter (2007–2009)

    Chang'e 1 was an uncrewed Chinese lunar-orbiting spacecraft, part of the first phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. The spacecraft was named after the Chinese Moon goddess, Chang'e.

  2. 2007 The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.

    Operating system for mobile devices

    Android is an operating system owned by Google which is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other free and open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen-based mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Android has historically been developed by a consortium of developers known as the Open Handset Alliance, but its most widely used version is primarily developed by Google. First released in 2008, Android is the world's most widely used operating system; and most used operating system for smartphones.

Farewells

Died on November 5, 2007

Nils Liedholm Swedish footballer and manager (1922–2007)

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The class of 2007

Others born in 2007

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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