What happened on Tuesday August 21, 2007?

About August 21st, 2007, in brief:

  • Historical events: Hurricane Dean arrived in Costa Maya, Mexico at an extremely powerful 165 mph (266 km/h), becoming the first Category 5 storm to make landfall since Hurricane Andrew. The hurricane caused significant damage to agricultural sectors, particularly decimating banana crops in Dominica and causing major crop damage in Jamaica.
  • Day of the week: August 21st, 2007 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo (in western zodiac), Pig (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston
  • #1 UK song: The Way I Are by Timbaland featuring Doe & Keri Hilson
  • Popular movie: Iron Man directed by Jon Favreau

More about August 21st, 2007? See below for more news and curiosities on August 21st, 2007.

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August 21, 2007: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 21, 2007:

  • Hurricane Dean Makes Devastating Landfall in Mexico Hurricane Dean arrived in Costa Maya, Mexico at an extremely powerful 165 mph (266 km/h), becoming the first Category 5 storm to make landfall since Hurricane Andrew. The hurricane caused significant damage to agricultural sectors, particularly decimating banana crops in Dominica and causing major crop damage in Jamaica.
  • Venezuela Removes Presidential Term Limits The Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously approved constitutional amendments to eliminate term limits for President Hugo Chavez, potentially allowing him to extend his political leadership indefinitely.
  • Space Shuttle Endeavour Completes 19th Mission Space Shuttle Endeavour arrived at Kennedy Space Center, marking the completion of its 19th successful flight. The shuttle later landed safely at 12:32:29 EDT, concluding another milestone in space exploration.
  • Central Banks Inject Funds to Stabilize Markets The Reserve Bank of Australia and Bank of Japan took proactive measures to ensure stock market liquidity by injecting additional funds into the money markets, responding to potential financial instability.
  • Laura Richardson Wins Special Congressional Election Laura Richardson of the U.S. Democratic Party was elected in a special election for California's 37th congressional district, successfully replacing the late Juanita Millender McDonald.
  • Elizabeth P. Hoisington Obituary Elizabeth P. Hoisington, a pioneering American brigadier general who was born in 1918, passed away, marking the end of a significant life in military service.
  • Massive Student Riot at Dhaka University A significant student protest erupted at Bangladesh's Dhaka University, involving approximately 5,000 students. The riot resulted in 150 student injuries and substantial campus disruption.

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August 21, 2007: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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August 21, 2007: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on August 21, 2007:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $84.50
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $122.21
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.10
  • General Electric GE: opens at $38.03
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $108.90

Exchange Rates on August 21, 2007:

  • 1 USD = 114.42 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0621 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.2061 CHF
  • 1 USD = 7.59 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 154.08 JPY

August 21, 2007: What were the main match results that day?

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Cambridge - Farsley : 5 - 1
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What day of the week was August 21, 2007?


August 21, 2007 was a Tuesday and it was the 233rd day of the year 2007 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 21, 2007 can also be written as 8/21/2007 in the US and as 21/8/2007 in UK and Europe.

August 21, 2007 in August 2007 calendar

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August 21, 2007: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 21, 2007 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 20th and August 26th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 21, 2007: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 21, 2007 was Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston, according to the music chart for the week August 20th and August 26th.

  1. - Beautiful Girls youtube
  2. - Big Girls Don't Cry youtube
  3. - The Way I Are youtube
  4. - Hey There Delilah youtube
  5. - Umbrella youtube

August 21, 2007: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 21, 2007 was The Way I Are by Timbaland featuring Doe & Keri Hilson, according to the music chart for the week August 20th and August 26th.

  1. - The Way I Are youtube
  2. - Foundations youtube
  3. - With Every Heartbeat youtube
  4. - Stronger youtube
  5. - Big Girls Don't Cry youtube

August 21, 2007: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 21, 2007 was When I See U by Fantasia, according to the music chart for the week August 20th and August 26th.

  1. - When I See U
  2. - teachme
  3. - Shawty
  4. - Let It Go
  5. - Do You
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August 21, 2007: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 21st is Leo.

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Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo.

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August 21, 2007: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 21, 2007 is Pig and the associated element is Fire.

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August 21, 2007: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 21, 2007 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 21, 2007 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on August 21, 2007 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 61% full, rising at 02:57 pm and setting at 11:46 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jul 30, 2007 while the next full moon would come on Aug 28, 2007.

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How old is someone born on August 21, 2007?


Someone born on August 21, 2007 is:

17 years 8 months old,

or 212 months and 7 days old,

or 922 weeks and 6 days old,

or 6460 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 21, 2007?

There are 115 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday August 21st 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 21, 2007?

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