At A Glance

13 March 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
13 March 2007 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Shine” by Take That.
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 13 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 March 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 March 2007 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 13 March

  • 1997 The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
  • 2003 An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.
  • 2013 The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
  • 2020 President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
  • 2020 Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.

Famous people born on 13 March

  • Coco Gauff, American tennis player (born 2004)
  • Common, American rapper and actor (born 1972)
  • William H. Macy, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1950)
  • George MacKay, English actor (born 1992)

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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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