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18 July 2007 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 July 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 18 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 July 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 July 2007 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 18 July
- 1968 Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.
- 1976 Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- 1992 A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.
- 1995 On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee.
- 2013 The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Famous people born on 18 July
- Kristen Bell, American actress (born 1980)
- Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress, singer, and film producer (born 1982)
- James Norton, English actor (born 1985)
- Vin Diesel, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1967)
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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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