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October 10, 2007

On October 10, 2007, sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11. 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 October 10, 2007

  1. 2007 Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11.

    Malaysian medical officer and spaceflight participant (born 1972)

    Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha is a Malaysian doctor. He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007. Sheikh Muszaphar flew under an agreement with Russia through the Angkasawan program, and returned to Earth on 21 October 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10 with the Expedition 15 crew members, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov.

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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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