At A Glance

24 April 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
24 April 2007 was a Tuesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Steer” by Missy Higgins.
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 24 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 April 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 April 2007 was First Quarter.

On this day: 24 April

  • 1990 STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
  • 1994 A Douglas DC-3 ditches in Botany Bay after takeoff from Sydney Airport. All 25 people on board survive.
  • 2004 The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
  • 2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
  • 2011 WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak.

Famous people born on 24 April

  • Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1934)
  • Kelly Clarkson, American singer-songwriter, talk show host (born 1982)
  • Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, activist, and producer (born 1942)
  • Jack Quaid, American actor (born 1992)

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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.
More events of 2007 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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