At A Glance
12 June 2007 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 June 2007 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Umbrella” by Rihanna ft. Jay-Z.
- Top Film of 2007
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2007 was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 June 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 June 2007 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 12 June
- 1993 An election takes place in Nigeria and is won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Its results are later annulled by the military government of Ibrahim Babangida.
- 1999 Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), enters the province of Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- 2009 A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests.
- 2018 United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea hold the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in Singapore.
- 2019 Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is inaugurated as the second president of Kazakhstan.
Famous people born on 12 June
- George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (1924–2018)
- Dave Franco, American actor (born 1985)
- Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (1929–1945)
- Jordan Peterson, Canadian psychologist, professor and cultural critic (born 1962)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2007 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2007 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC television starring Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith.
- 16 January – At the 64th Golden Globe Awards, Helen Mirren wins an award for her portrayal of Elizabeth II in The Queen and Sacha Baron Cohen for his role in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
- 17 March – The rebuilt Wembley Stadium opens, more than six years after its predecessor was closed.
Life in 2007
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£2.60
Loaf of Bread
88p
Average House
£199,612
Weekly Wage
£651.00
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