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2007 - (to July 29) The 2007 Tour de France begins, with the grand départ being from London.

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2007 - (to July 29) The Asian Cup 2007 Football (Soccer) tournament begins, taking place in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

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2007 - Venus Williams wins the Women's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fourth time.

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2007 - Live Earth Concerts are held throughout nine major cities around the world.

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2008 - In Kabul, Afghanistan, a car bomb explodes outside the Indian embassy compound, killing 41, injuring 139. This is the worst such attack since the US invasion in 2001.

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2008 - (to June 9) The 34th G8 summit is held in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan.

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2009 - French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt is found dead in the stairwell of his Paris apartment, at age 24.

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