Timeline February 2007

Events in February 2007 6

• 2007 Prince plays the Super Bowl halftime show Purple Rain in the rain Plays Purple Rain in pouring rain in Miami.
• 2007 Wins Super Bowl XLI, Named Super Bowl MVP Colts defeat the Chicago Bears 29-17 Manning led the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI, played in heavy rain in Miami, capturing his first NFL championship. He completed 25 of 38 passes for 247 yards and one touchdown and was named Super Bowl MVP. The win completed a career arc that had previously been defined by playoff disappointments and silenced early criticism that he could not win the biggest games.
• 2007 Anna Nicole Smith (1967-2007) Died 8 February 2007, aged 39 American model and television personality Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental drug overdose in a Florida hotel room. Her death set off a prolonged legal battle over her estate and the paternity of her infant daughter.
• 2007 Putin delivers Munich Security Conference speech Sharp criticism of US foreign policy and NATO expansion Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a combative speech at the Munich Security Conference, denouncing US unilateralism and NATO's eastward expansion. It is often cited as a turning point marking the end of post-Cold War cooperation between Russia and the West.
• 2007 Amy Winehouse wins a Brit Award Best British Female Best British Female Solo Artist.
• 2007 Chinese stock market "Black Tuesday" crash Shanghai index falls nearly 9% in a single day The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 8.8% in one day amid fears of government measures to cool speculative trading, triggering falls in stock markets around the world. It was one of the largest single-day drops in the exchange's history at the time.