At A Glance

27 January 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
27 January 2007 was a Saturday.
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 27 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 January 2007 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 January 2007 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 27 January

  • 2003 The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
  • 2010 The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis ends when Porfirio Lobo Sosa becomes the new President of Honduras.
  • 2010 Apple announces the iPad.
  • 2011 Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution begins as over 16,000 protestors demonstrate in Sanaa.
  • 2011 Within Ursa Minor, H1504+65, a white dwarf with the hottest known surface temperature in the universe at 200,000 K, was documented.

Famous people born on 27 January

  • Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor (born 1965)
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer (1756–1791)
  • Bridget Fonda, American actress (born 1964)
  • Mimi Rogers, American actress (born 1956)

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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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