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April 5, 2007

On April 5, 2007, the cruise ship MS Sea Diamond strikes a volcanic reef near Nea Kameni and sinks the next day. Two passengers were never recovered and are presumed dead. 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 April 5, 2007

  1. 2007 The cruise ship MS Sea Diamond strikes a volcanic reef near Nea Kameni and sinks the next day. Two passengers were never recovered and are presumed dead.

    Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages

    Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports of call, where passengers may go on tours known as "shore excursions".

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Died on April 5, 2007

Maria Gripe Swedish children's writer (1923–2007)
Leela Majumdar Indian writer (1908–2007)
Werner Maser German historian (1922–2007)
Mark St. John American guitarist (1956–2007)
Thomas Stoltz Harvey American pathologist (1912–2007)

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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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