Wednesday January 17, 2007: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 1/17/2007, UK date format: 17/1/2007

January 17th, 2007 was the 17th day of the year 2007 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Capricorn. The day of the week was Wednesday.

The number one song in US was Irreplaceable by Beyonce. A Moment Like This by Leona Lewis was #1 song in the UK.

Iron Man, directed by Jon Favreau, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2007 while Eragon by Christopher Paolini was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Taxi 0-22. If you liked videogames you were probably playing CellFactor: Revolution or 300: March to Glory.

The US president was George W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at January 17 across the years or at January 2007 calendar.

January 17, 2007 Events

What happened on January 17, 2007?

Historical Events

In response to North Korea's nuclear testing, the Doomsday Clock has been set at five minutes past midnight.
Protests are held in India and the United Kingdom against British series of "Celebrity Big Brother", after Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd were accused of being racially abusive to Bollywood star Shilpa Shriya.
United States President George W. Bush announced that the NSA has ceased warrantless wiretapping domestic surveillance and will now go before the courts to obtain warrants.
Lieutenant-General Dan Halutz is the Chief of Staff for the Israeli Army. Meanwhile, inquiries continue into the performance and capabilities of the Israel Defense Forces during the operation against Hezbollah.
Ali al-Sadig is the spokesperson for Sudanese Foreign Ministry. He accuses U.S. troops in Iraq of raiding Sudan's long-defunct embassy. The U.S. government denied that any raid occurred.
U.S. television network NBC has officially pulled out of the soap opera market. The network cancelled ''Passions'. It is aired nationally and internationally. Jeff Zucker, president of NBC Universal Television, says that NBC's other daytime drama, Days of our Lives,'' is unlikely to continue after its contract expires.
Abu Sulaiman is killed by the Philippine Army. Abu Sayyaf is a terrorist group affiliated with Al Qaeda and based in the Philippines.
Their convoy is attacked in Baghdad and four employees of the National Democratic Institute, an American think tank, are killed.
The Minute Hand on the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' Doomsday clock has been moved to five minutes past midnight.
Walter Forbes, former chair of Cendant is sentenced to 12 and a quarter years in prison and ordered to pay $3.28 Billion in restitution to cover his involvement in the largest accounting fraud of the 1990s.
The Senate of the United States has agreed to a resolution that opposes the proposed increase in troops in Iraq.
Indian authorities have taken action against the bullying and racial abuse that Shilpa Shetty, contestant on Celebrity Big Brother UK has been accused of. This show is reported to have received more complaints from viewers to Ofcom than any other British TV program in its history.
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January 17, 2007 Famous Birthdays

Other January 17th famous birthdays

Michelle Obama
Barack Obama, a noted American lawyer and spouse to the Democratic Party nominee for President 2008, is a well-known American lawyer.
Jim Carrey
Canadian-born comedian and actor.
Françoise Hardy
French actress and chanson singer, most prominently in German films.
Muhammad Ali
American light-heavyweight gold champion, and the only man to have won the heavyweight title of the world three times.

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January 17, 2007 Famous Deaths

Who died on January 17, 2007?

Yevhen Kushnaryov
Ukrainian politician (Born 1951).
Art Buchwald
Juan Reynoso Portillo

Other January 17th famous deaths

Patrice Lumumba
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Charles Hernu
The 1981-1985 French Minister of Defense who ordered the sabotage and killing of one Greenpeace worker.
Clyde Tombaugh
Pluto was discovered by an American Astronomer and Academic (d. 1997).
Barbara Jordan
American politician, attorney and educator featured on Time magazine's cover as one 12 Women of the Year in 1/05/1976.

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January 17, 2007 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Capricorn

Capricorn personality

Who should a Capricorn marry?

Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius

Personality of January born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Pig

Element: Fire

Pig personality

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Can the numbers in January 17, 2007 reveal something about your future ? Find out

January 17, 2007 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was January 17, 2007?

The day of the week was Wednesday.

January 17th marks the 16th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2007.

There are 348 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

January 2007 calendar

January	2007
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

January 17, 2007 Holidays and Observances

What is special on January 17, 2007?

Holidays

Catholicism - Feast day of the following saints: St. Anthony and Amelbert.
Ancient Latvia - Zirgu Diena observed

Music charts

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