At A Glance

17 September 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
17 September 2007 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston.
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 17 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 17 September 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 17 September 2007 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 17 September

  • 2001 The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
  • 2006 Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.
  • 2006 An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country.
  • 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
  • 2013 Grand Theft Auto V earns more than half a billion dollars on its first day of release.

Famous people born on 17 September

  • Kyle Chandler, American actor (born 1965)
  • Narendra Modi, Indian politician; Chief Minister of Gujarat and 14th Prime Minister of India (born 1950)
  • Patrick Mahomes, American football player (born 1995)
  • John Ritter, American actor and producer (1948–2003)

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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