At A Glance

31 March 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
31 March 2007 was a Saturday.
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 31 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 31 March 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 31 March 2007 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 31 March

  • 1993 The Macao Basic Law is adopted by the Eighth National People's Congress of China to take effect December 20, 1999. Resumption by China of the Exercise of Sovereignty over Macao
  • 1998 Netscape releases Mozilla source code under an open source license.
  • 2005 The dwarf planet Makemake is discovered by a team led by astronomer Michael E. Brown at the Palomar Observatory.
  • 2016 NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko return to Earth after a yearlong mission at the International Space Station.
  • 2018 Start of the 2018 Armenian revolution.

Famous people born on 31 March

  • Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor (born 1971)
  • Christopher Walken, American actor (born 1943)
  • Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter (born 1955)
  • Rhea Perlman, American actress (born 1948)

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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