At A Glance

28 December 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
28 December 2007 was a Friday.
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 28 December is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 December 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 December 2007 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 28 December

  • 1956 Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try to resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
  • 1967 American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • 1973 The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
  • 2006 War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.
  • 2025 Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution.

Famous people born on 28 December

  • Sienna Miller, American-British actress and fashion designer (born 1981)
  • Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer (born 1954)
  • Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor (1922–2018)
  • Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Canadian actress (born 2001)

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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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