At A Glance
20 February 2007 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 February 2007 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Grace Kelly” by Mika.
- 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 20 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 February 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 February 2007 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 20 February
- 1986 The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years.
- 1988 The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
- 1991 In the Albanian capital Tirana, a gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down by mobs of angry protesters.
- 1998 American figure skater Tara Lipinski, at the age of 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating gold-medalist at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
- 2005 Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
Famous people born on 20 February
- Justin Verlander, American baseball player (born 1983)
- Olivia Rodrigo, American actress and singer (born 2003)
- Kurt Cobain, American musician (1967–1994)
- Rihanna, Barbadian singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and actress (born 1988)
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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