At A Glance
12 September 2007 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 September 2007 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Big Girls Don't Cry” by Fergie.
- Top Film of 2007
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2007 was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2007
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2007 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 September 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 September 2007 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 12 September
- 2001 Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
- 2003 Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.
- 2005 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.
- 2007 Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
- 2013 NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.
Famous people born on 12 September
- Sydney Sweeney, American actress (born 1997)
- Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress (born 1986)
- Paul Walker, American actor (1973–2013)
- Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer (born 1957)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2007 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2007 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 24 March – The Australian Labor Party and Premier Morris Iemma are returned to power with a reduced majority in the 2007 New South Wales state election. Peter Debnam resigns as Opposition Leader & Barry O'Farrell is elected leader on 4 April.
- 31 March – Earth Hour, in which Sydneysiders were encouraged to turn off their lights between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm, takes place.
- 2 April – The Bureau of Meteorology issues a tsunami warning for the east coast of Australia after an earthquake in the South Pacific Ocean is detected. Precautions are taken, such as the suspension of Sydney Ferries services, but Australia is unaffected.
Life in Australia in 2007
Prime Minister
John Howard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.25
Loaf of Bread
$2.60
Average House
$360,000
Weekly Wage
$1,110.00
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