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8 November 2007 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 November 2007 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em.
- 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 8 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 November 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 November 2007 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 8 November
- 2002 Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
- 2004 Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
- 2011 The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.
- 2016 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly announces the withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1000 denomination banknotes.
- 2016 Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton, the first woman ever to receive a major party's nomination.
Famous people born on November 8
- Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor (born 1974)
- Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality (born 1966)
- Parker Posey, American actress (born 1968)
- Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (1947–1979)
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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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