At A Glance

18 January 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
18 January 2007 was a Thursday.
Irish Chart Song in 2007
The Irish chart song for 2007 was “Umbrella” by Rihanna.
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 18 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 January 2007 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 January 2007 was New Moon.

On this day: 18 January

  • 1993 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 US states.
  • 2002 The Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over.
  • 2005 The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
  • 2008 The Euphronios Krater is unveiled in Rome after being returned to Italy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  • 2012 More than 115,000 websites engage in an online protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act in the US.[citation needed] The websites involved viewed the laws as infringing on the right to free speech and many of them temporarily shut down in protest.

Famous people born on 18 January

  • Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1971)
  • Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer (born 1955)
  • Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor (born 1969)
  • Karim Adeyemi, German footballer (born 2002)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2007 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2007 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 18 January – The National Biodiversity Data Centre was formally opened at Beechfield House, Carriganore West Campus, Waterford Institute of Technology.
  • 28 January – The new Dublin Port Tunnel opened to general traffic, having already opened to heavy goods vehicles last December 20th.
  • 12 March – Docklands railway station opened in its temporary location, the first new station in Dublin's city centre since Tara Street Station in 1891.

Life in Ireland in 2007

Taoiseach

Bertie Ahern

Petrol (per litre)

€1.18/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.32

Average House

€360,000

Weekly Wage

€455

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