At A Glance

5 October 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
5 October 2007 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Stronger” by Kanye West.
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 5 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 October 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 October 2007 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 5 October

  • 1984 Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
  • 1988 A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt.
  • 1990 After 150 years The Herald newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.
  • 2000 Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.
  • 2021 Windows 11 is released to the general public.

Famous people born on October 5

  • Travis Kelce, American football player (born 1989)
  • Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1952)
  • Kate Winslet, English actress (born 1975)
  • Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor (born 2006)

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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