Timeline April 2007

Events in April 2007 9

• 1931 – 2007 Boris Yeltsin First president of Russia, 1991-1999 Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (February 1, 1931 – April 23, 2007) was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999. He oversaw Russia's chaotic transition to democracy and market economy, and famously appointed Vladimir Putin as his successor on New Year's Eve 1999.
• 2007 Death Proof Half of Grindhouse Released as one half of a double bill with Rodriguez's Planet Terror, complete with fake trailers and simulated print damage. A stuntman uses his car as a murder weapon until he picks the wrong group of women. It is the closest thing Tarantino has to a commercial failure and the film he is most openly critical of himself.
• 2007 Princess Ariane born Third daughter of Willem-Alexander and Máxima Princess Ariane was born in The Hague.
• 2007 Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) Died 11 April 2007, aged 84 American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat's Cradle, died in Manhattan after suffering brain injuries in a fall. His satirical, science-fiction-inflected fiction made him one of the most widely read American writers of the 20th century.
• 2007 John Coltrane awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Special Citation For his masterful improvisation and iconic compositions.
• 2007 Virginia Tech shooting Deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in US history to date A student gunman killed 32 people and wounded 17 others on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, before killing himself. It prompted nationwide debate over campus security and gun control in the United States.
• 2007 2007 World Snooker Championship John Higgins Title 2 Winner: John Higgins; Runner-up: Mark Selby. Score: 18–13.
• 2007 Estonia cyberattacks Sustained DDoS campaign hits a NATO member state A wave of denial-of-service attacks disrupted Estonian government, bank, and media websites following a dispute with Russia over relocation of a Soviet-era war memorial. It is widely cited as an early example of state-linked cyberwarfare against a country's infrastructure.
• 2007 Australia wins the Cricket World Cup Undefeated campaign culminates in Barbados final Australia beat Sri Lanka in the final at Kensington Oval in Barbados to win the Cricket World Cup, completing the tournament without a single loss. It was Australia's third consecutive World Cup title.