At A Glance

20 September 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
20 September 2007 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston.
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 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 20 September 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 20 September 2007 was First Quarter.

On this day: 20 September

  • 1988 Margaret Thatcher delivers the Bruges speech, in which she articulates her opposition to further European integration.
  • 1990 South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.
  • 2000 The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile.
  • 2011 The United States military ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
  • 2019 Roughly four million people, mostly students, demonstrate across the world to address climate change. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden leads the demonstration in New York City.

Famous people born on 20 September

  • Jon Bernthal, American actor (born 1976)
  • George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer (born 1948)
  • Asia Argento, Italian actress (born 1975)
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian mixed martial artist (born 1988)

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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.
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Life in 2007

Prime Minister

Gordon Brown

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.60

Loaf of Bread

88p

Average House

£199,612

Weekly Wage

£651.00

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