Editing 2007 (section)

===August===
* [[August 4]] &ndash; The [[Phoenix (spacecraft)|''Phoenix'' spacecraft]] is launched toward [[Mars]] to study its north pole.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2007/aug/06/phoenix-blasts-off-to-mars|title=Phoenix blasts off to Mars|last=Cartwright|first=John|date=2007-08-06|website=Physics World|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-02-18|archive-date=2017-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219120216/http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2007/aug/06/phoenix-blasts-off-to-mars|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 9]] &ndash; The French global bank [[BNP Paribas]] in the United Kingdom blocks withdrawals from three [[hedge fund]]s heavily committed in [[subprime lending]]s, signaling the [[2008 financial crisis]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Three myths that sustain the economic crisis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/economics-blog/2012/aug/05/economic-crisis-myths-sustain|access-date=2012-08-06|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=2012-08-05|first=Larry|last=Elliott|archive-date=2020-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120221533/https://www.theguardian.com/business/economics-blog/2012/aug/05/economic-crisis-myths-sustain|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 14]] &ndash; Multiple suicide bombings [[2007 Yazidi communities bombings|kill 572 people]] in [[Qahtaniyah, Iraq|Qahtaniya]], northern [[Iraq]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/22/world/middleeast/22iraq-top.html|title=Toll in Iraq Bombings Is Raised to More Than 500|last1=Cave|first1=Damien|date=2007-08-22|last2=Glanz|first2=James|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2017-01-11|archive-date=2017-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919215854/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/22/world/middleeast/22iraq-top.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 15]] &ndash; An [[2007 Peru earthquake|8.0 earthquake]] strikes [[Peru]], killing at least 519 people, injuring more than 1,300, and causing [[tsunami]] warnings in the Pacific Ocean.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-earthquake-idUSN1629631020070816|title=Peru earthquake kills 450, bodies in streets|last=Arce|first=Jean Luis|date=2016-08-16|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=2017-01-11|archive-date=2020-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203211157/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-earthquake-idUSN1629631020070816|url-status=live}}</ref>