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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SIMMS STEVE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DANAHER CORP /DE/ [DHR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/30/2007 (Street) WASHINGTON, DC 20006 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/30/2007   M   670,000 A $ 23.3125 674,400 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   20,300 D $ 76.375 654,100 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   9,700 D $ 76.39 644,400 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   13,900 D $ 76.4 630,500 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   2,800 D $ 76.41 627,700 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   9,500 D $ 76.415 618,200 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   11,400 D $ 76.42 606,800 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   10,700 D $ 76.425 596,100 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   14,075 D $ 76.43 582,025 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   10,900 D $ 76.435 571,125 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   12,998 D $ 76.44 558,127 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   41,700 D $ 76.445 516,427 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   9,300 D $ 76.45 507,127 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   22,700 D $ 76.455 484,427 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   9,300 D $ 76.46 475,127 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   1,900 D $ 76.47 473,227 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   2,600 D $ 76.475 470,627 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   2,000 D $ 76.48 468,627 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   700 D $ 76.485 467,927 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   1,700 D $ 76.49 466,227 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   48,100 D $ 76.495 418,127 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   7,400 D $ 76.5 410,727 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   2,400 D $ 76.505 408,327 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   76,800 D $ 76.51 331,527 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   15,660 D $ 76.52 315,867 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   16,400 D $ 76.525 299,467 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   2,900 D $ 76.53 296,567 D   Common Stock 07/30/2007   S   9,600 D $ 76.535 286,967 D   Common Stock               7,353 I 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee stock option (right to buy)

$ 23.3125

07/30/2007

M

670,000

(1)

07/18/2010

Common stock

670,000

$ 0

330,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SIMMS STEVE 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW 12TH FLOOR WASHINGTON, DC 20006			Executive Vice President

Signatures

James F. O'Reilly, attorney-in-fact for Steven E. Simms		07/31/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The options exercised were part of an award of 1,000,000 options received by the reporting person. With respect to 800,000 of the options, such options vested 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date. With respect to 200,000 of the options, such options vested on the second anniversary of the grant date.

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