Friday 5 October 2007
US date format: 10/5/2007, UK date format: 5/10/2007
It was Friday, under the sign of Libra (see planets position on October 5, 2007). The US president was George W. Bush (Republican).
In that special week of October people in US were listening to Crank That (Soulja Boy) by Soulja Boy Tell'em.
In UK About You Now by Sugababes was in the top 5 hits.
Home of the Giants, directed by Rusty Gorman, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2007
while The Wheel Of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Moonlight.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Bratz: The Movie or Dance! Online.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 2007 or at October 05 across the years.
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Historical Events
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- Merrill Lynch announces it would write off about US$5 billion in investments for the quarter, its largest trading loss ever.
- Two bomb blasts in Kidapawan City, on Mindanao in the Philippines, the explosion killed a child and injured 36 people. (Radio Australia)
- Topps Meat Company announces that it is going out of business as a result of recalling 21.7 million pounds of beef in the United States linked to 30 cases of E. coli-related illness. (Reuters)
- Canada stops the sale of Novartis anti-inflammatory drug Prexige and cancels its authorisation due to the risk of liver-related effects such as hepatitis. (Reuters via Wall Street Journal)
- 2007 Burmese anti-government protests:
- Burmese security forces claim that they are looking for four of the monks that led the protests. (AP via CNN)
- United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari briefs the Security Council on the situation in an open session. (CNN)
- War in Iraq: United States forces kill at least 25 members of a Shiite militia in a firefight. (AP via Topix)
- Marion Jones admits using banned substances during her athletic career and risks being stripped of her five Olympic medals. (AFP via ABC News Online)
- Saudi Arabia announces that it will overhaul its judicial system including the creation of a supreme court, an appeals court and new general courts to replace the Supreme Judicial Council. (BBC)
- Elections for a Nepalese Constituent Assembly are delayed as the Seven Party Alliance of ruling parties and the former Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) rebels fail to break a deadlock over the republic issue and the voting system to be used. (BBC)
- SELENE, Japan's lunar probe, successfully achieves an orbit around the moon. (AP via NYT)
Sport Games on 5 October 2007
Jupiler League
Football (Belgium)- Charleroi - Mouscron : 1 - 3
Bundesliga 1
Football (Germany)- Dortmund - Bochum : 2 - 1
Bundesliga 2
Football (Germany)- CZ Jena - Munich 1860 : 0 - 2
- FC Koln - Offenbach : 4 - 1
- Greuther Furth - Wehen : 1 - 1
Division 2
Football (France)- Ajaccio - Clermont : 3 - 1
- Amiens - Sedan : 2 - 1
- Angers - Reims : 1 - 0
- Boulogne - Le Havre : 0 - 3
Planetary positions on this day
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in October 2007?
- Time: Photo of a large chunk of melting sea ice with five different country flags staked in it. Flags digi
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.11090
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.957
- LIFE: explore magazine covers
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 2007
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of October 2007 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Crank That (Soulja Boy) - Soulja Boy Tell'em
- Kanye West - Stronger
- Timbaland - The Way I Are
- Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
- J. Holiday - Bed
- 50 Cent - Ayo Technology
- Keyshia Cole - Let It Go
- Nickelback - Rockstar
- Pink - Who Knew
- Colbie Caillat - Bubbly
Top #10 R&B songs
- J. Holiday - Bed
- Let It Go - Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil Kim
- Crank That (Soulja Boy) - Soulja Boy Tell'em
- Shawty - Plies Featuring T-Pain
- Alicia Keys - No One
- Until The End Of Time - Justin Timberlake Duet With Beyonce
- teachme - Musiq Soulchild
- When I See U - Fantasia
- Ne-Yo - Do You
- 50 Cent - I Get Money
Top #10 Latin songs
- Juanes - Me Enamora
- Ojala Pudiera Borrarte - Mana
- Aventura - Mi Corazoncito
- Ella Me Levanto - Daddy Yankee
- Dimelo - Enrique Iglesias
- Basta Ya - Conjunto Primavera
- No Te Veo - Casa De Leones
- La Travesia - Juan Luis Guerra 440
- A Ti Si Puedo Decirte - El Chapo de Sinaloa
- Ayer La Vi - Don Omar
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Sugababes - About You Now
- Ida Corr vs Fedde Le Grand - Let Me Think About It
- Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse - Valerie
- No U Hang Up / If That's Ok With You - Shayne Ward
- 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - Ayo Technology
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Wheel Of Darkness
A luxury ocean liner on its maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, awash in wealth and decadence...An ancient Tibetan box, its contents unknown, sealed with a terrifying warning...An
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, ...
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The Bone Garden
Unknown bones, untold secrets, and unsolved crimes from the distant past cast ominous shadows on the present in the dazzling new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess
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Making Money
Amazingly, former arch-swindler-turned-Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig has somehow managed to get the woefully inefficient Ankh-Morpork Post Office running like .
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
Bratz: The Movie
Mario Strikers Charged
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Alice in the Country of Hearts
Cosmic Osmo's Hex Isle
Dance! Online
Financial News
Stock Markets and Exchange Rates
News articles
Sensing a demand for Mission-style furniture, Mr. Audi built a large furniture maker and retailer on reproductions of the style. [..]
Though the firm was among the hardest hit in the subprime mortgage market collapse, executives at Bear Stearns said Thursday that they could weather the storm. [..]
Stock Markets
- Gilead Sciences GILD: opens at $41.75
- Union Pacific UNP: opens at $113.00
- United Technologies UTX: opens at $80.24
- HP Inc. HPQ: opens at $50.66
Exchange Rates
- 1 CAD = 1.2014 CHF
- 1 AUD = 1.057 CHF
- 1 AUD = 0.8794 CAD
- 1 GBP = 2.4056 CHF
