At A Glance

2 April 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
2 April 2007 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers ft. Brian Potter & Andy Pipkin.
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 2 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 April 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 April 2007 was Full Moon.

On this day: 2 April

  • 1991 Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
  • 2002 Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.
  • 2011 India wins the Cricket World Cup for the second time in history under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
  • 2015 Four men steal items worth up to £200 million from an underground safe deposit facility in London's Hatton Garden area in what has been called the "largest burglary in English legal history."
  • 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: The total number of confirmed cases reach one million.

Famous people born on 2 April

  • Jesse Plemons, American actor (born 1988)
  • Pedro Pascal, Chilean and American actor (born 1975)
  • Michael Fassbender, German-Irish actor and producer (born 1977)
  • Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (1939–1984)

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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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