Editing 2007 (section)

===March===
* [[March 1]] &ndash; The fourth [[International Polar Year]], a $1.73&nbsp;billion research program to study both the [[North Pole]] and [[South Pole]], is launched in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.polarfoundation.org/news_press/news/paris_international_polar_year_launch_event|title=Paris International Polar Year launch event|date=2007-03-03|website=Polar Foundation|language=en|access-date=2017-02-18|archive-date=2017-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219170025/http://www.polarfoundation.org/news_press/news/paris_international_polar_year_launch_event|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 3]] &ndash; A [[March 2007 lunar eclipse|total lunar eclipse]] occurs and is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. It is the 52nd lunar eclipse of [[Lunar Saros 123|Lunar Saros series 123]] occurring at the moon's descending node. The moon is just 3.2 days before apogee, making it fairly small.
* [[March 4]] &ndash; The [[First Ivorian Civil War]] ends with a peace agreement.
* [[March 11]] &ndash; [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] accuses [[2007 Georgia helicopter incident|three Russian helicopters of firing]] on the [[Kodori Gorge]], then the only part of the break-away autonomous republic of [[Abkhazia]] still under Georgian control.<ref>{{cite news|title=Georgia Says Helicopters From Russia Attacked Gorge|url=http://www.rferl.org/a/1075206.html|access-date=March 10, 2017|publisher=[[Radio Free Europe]]|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017043135/https://www.rferl.org/a/1075206.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 13]]&ndash;[[April 28]] &ndash; The [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] is held in the West Indies with Australia defeating Sri Lanka in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/scorecard/247507/australia-vs-sri-lanka-final-world-cup-2006-07/|title=Final, ICC World Cup at Bridgetown, Apr 28 2007 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2018-07-10|archive-date=2018-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707011447/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/scorecard/247507/australia-vs-sri-lanka-final-world-cup-2006-07/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 19]] &ndash; The [[Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007|first solar eclipse of the year 2007]] is a partial solar eclipse occurring just 0.7 days before perigee, making it very large. The Moon covers 87.558% of the Sun. In this partial solar eclipse, the best visibility occurs at 61º02'55" N, 55º28'04" E. It is the 20th solar eclipse of [[Solar Saros 149|Solar Saros series 149]], at ascending node. The Sun is its zenith just 83&nbsp;km south of the Equator, so the Northern Hemisphere was in winter and the Southern Hemisphere was in summer on March 19, 2007.
* [[March 23]] &ndash; Naval forces of [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] [[2007 Iranian arrest of Royal Navy personnel|arrest Royal Navy personnel]] in disputed Iran-Iraq waters;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/23/iran.uk/index.html|title=Diplomats meet over Iranian seizure of British sailors|publisher=CNN|date=March 23, 2007|access-date=March 23, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070326201108/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/23/iran.uk/index.html |archive-date = March 26, 2007}}</ref> they were released on April 4.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6526359.stm|title=Ahmadinejad's final flourish|date=2007-04-04|website=BBC News|access-date=2017-02-18|archive-date=2021-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111221920/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6526359.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 27]] &ndash; [[Prime Minister of Latvia|Latvian Prime Minister]] [[Aigars Kalvītis]] and [[Prime Minister of Russia|Russian Prime Minister]] [[Mikhail Fradkov]] sign a border treaty between [[Latvia]] and Russia, officially demarcating the [[Latvia–Russia border|border between the two]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6498049.stm|title=Latvia, Russia sign border deal|date=2007-03-27|website=BBC News|access-date=2017-02-18|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125170544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6498049.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>