July 21, 2007!

The news item came quickest via J.K. Rowling's site at 7 a.m, which simply read:

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be published on Saturday 21st July 2007 at 00:01 BST in the UK and at 00:01 in the USA. It will also be released at 00:01 BST on Saturday 21st July in other English speaking countries around the world."