At A Glance

29 November 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
29 November 2007 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Kiss Kiss” by Chris Brown featuring T-Pain.
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 29 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 November 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 November 2007 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 29 November

  • 1967 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
  • 1972 Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
  • 1982 Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
  • 2007 The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.
  • 2025 The Government of Jordan officially announces the launch of the Amra City development project during a site visit by the Prime Minister.

Famous people born on November 29

  • Anna Faris, American actress (born 1976)
  • Russell Wilson, American football player (born 1988)
  • Chadwick Boseman, American actor and playwright (1976–2020)
  • Rahm Emanuel, American businessman and politician, 55th Mayor of Chicago (born 1959)

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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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