At A Glance
23 February 2007 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 February 2007 was a Friday.
- 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 23 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 February 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 February 2007 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 23 February
- 1999 Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.
- 2002 An Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre carrying Intelsat 904.
- 2008 The Japanese WINDS satellite is launched.
- 2017 The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL.
- 2018 Parliamentary elections are held in Djibouti.
Famous people born on February 23
- Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress (born 1976)
- Femke Broeders-Bol, Dutch hurdler and sprinter (born 2000)
- Michael Dell, American businessman (born 1965)
- Casemiro, Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
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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