At A Glance

4 January 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
4 January 2007 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “A Moment Like This” by Leona Lewis.
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 4 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 January 2007 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 January 2007 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 4 January

  • 2004 Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
  • 2004 Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
  • 2006 Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
  • 2007 The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
  • 2010 The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.

Famous people born on 4 January

  • Derrick Henry, American football player (born 1994)
  • Charles Melton, American actor (born 1991)
  • Victor Wembanyama, French basketball player (born 2004)
  • Dafne Keen, British-Spanish actress (born 2005)

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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