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18 January 2007 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 January 2007 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé.
- 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 18 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 January 2007 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 January 2007 was New Moon.
On this day: 18 January
- 1993 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 US states.
- 2002 The Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over.
- 2005 The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
- 2008 The Euphronios Krater is unveiled in Rome after being returned to Italy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- 2012 More than 115,000 websites engage in an online protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act in the US.[citation needed] The websites involved viewed the laws as infringing on the right to free speech and many of them temporarily shut down in protest.
Famous people born on 18 January
- Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1971)
- Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer (born 1955)
- Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor (born 1969)
- Karim Adeyemi, German footballer (born 2002)
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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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