At A Glance

15 June 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
15 June 2007 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Umbrella” by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z.
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 15 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 June 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 June 2007 was New Moon.

On this day: 15 June

  • 1940 World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
  • 1944 World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
  • 1944 In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
  • 1988 The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight.
  • 1992 The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.

Famous people born on June 15

  • Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China (born 1953)
  • Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer (born 1992)
  • Courteney Cox, American actress and producer (born 1964)
  • Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1969)

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.
More events of 2007 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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