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A TGV beats the world speed record for a train on rails, going over 574.8 km/h (357 mph) during test runs.

A tsunami triggered by an earthquake strikes the Solomon Islands (flag pictured), killing at least 15 and leaving thousands homeless.

Iranians protest outside the British embassy in Tehran in response to the ongoing dispute over the capture of Royal Navy personnel off the Iraq-Iran coast.

Michael Phelps breaks five world records in swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia, becoming the first swimmer to win seven gold medals at a single championship; seven other world records are also broken.

Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks receives the first sentence from the Guantanamo military commission, and the first conviction in a U.S. war crimes trial since World War II.

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-{{*mp|April 3}} A '''[[TGV]]''' train beats the [[Land speed record for railed vehicles|world speed record for a train on rails]], going over 574.8 km/h (357 mph) during test runs.
+{{*mp|April 3}} A '''[[TGV]]''' beats the [[Land speed record for railed vehicles|world speed record for a train on rails]], going over 574.8 km/h (357 mph) during test runs.
 {{*mp|April 2}} A [[tsunami]] triggered by an '''[[2007 Solomon Islands earthquake|earthquake]]''' strikes the [[Solomon Islands]] ''(flag pictured)'', killing at least 15 and leaving thousands homeless.
 {{*mp|April 1}} [[Iran]]ians protest outside the [[British diplomatic missions|British embassy]] in [[Tehran]] in response to the '''[[2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel|ongoing dispute]]''' over the capture of [[Royal Navy]] personnel off the [[Iraq]]-Iran coast.