At A Glance

14 January 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
14 January 2007 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé.
Top Film of 2007
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2007 was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Bestselling Novel of 2007
“A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2007.
Top-Rated TV Show
“American Idol” (FOX) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2007–08 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 January 2007 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 January 2007 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 14 January

  • 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.
  • 1967 Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
  • 1972 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.
  • 1973 Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
  • 2024 Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.

Famous people born on January 14

  • Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright (born 1943)
  • Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (born 1969)
  • Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1969)
  • LL Cool J, American rapper and actor (born 1968)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2007 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2007 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • March 23 – Walt Disney Animation Studios' 47th feature film, Meet the Robinsons, is released to the studio's strongest reception since 2002's Treasure Planet, but is a box office disappointment.
  • June 29 – Pixar Animation Studios' eighth feature film, Ratatouille, is released in theaters.
  • July 3 – Transformers, directed by Michael Bay, is released as the first film in the Transformers film series.

Life in the US in 2007

President

George W. Bush

Gas (per gallon)

$2.80

Loaf of Bread

$1.28

Average House

$313,600

Weekly Wage

$676

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