August 19th, 2007

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on August 19th, 2007.

• Soccer: Fernando Torres scores his first goal for Liverpool in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 19th, 2007.

• United States: Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
• United Kingdom: With Every Heartbeat - Robyn

Take me back to August 19th, 2007!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is August 19th, 2007, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week ahead.

It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, With Every Heartbeat by Robyn is the number-one hit song.

George W. Bush Jnr. is the President of the United States, and the movie Rush Hour 3 is at the top of the box office. Gordon Brown is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Smallville", "The Office", "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and "Psych".

Practically every teenager and adult has a MySpace or Bebo account. A rock music genre called "Emo" is extremely popular at the moment. The genre, which stands for "emotional hardcore", has created a subculture of "Emos" who dye their hair black and wear thick-framed glasses. Meanwhile, in technology news, more and more people are beginning to use the Internet on their phones. This transition towards mobile Internet has been aided by the recent roll-out of faster 3G networks and the introduction of larger touchscreen phones.

It's 2007, so the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Sean Kingston, Soulja Boy and Nelly Furtado. Financial markets are currently rattled and issues with the U.S. subprime mortgage sector seem to be spiraling out of control. American Home Mortgage recently filed for bankruptcy and international banking group BNP Paribas has blocked withdrawals from three of its hedge funds due to a lack of liquidity. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Luciano Pavarotti, Colin McRae, Sean Taylor, and Evel Knievel would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Resistance: Fall of Man", "Medieval II: Total War", "Wii Sports", and "Pokémon Diamond Version". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Ed, Edd n Eddy", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Dora the Explorer", and "Everybody Hates Chris". Children are playing with toys such as Bionicle LEGO, Doctor Dreadful Freaky Food Lab, the Nintendo Wii, and Iggle Piggle.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 19th, 2007.

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  Looming financial crisis.

  Signs of a looming financial crisis began to appear in 2007. On April 2nd, 2007, a real estate investment trust called New Century filed for bankruptcy. A few months later, the banking group BNP Paribas started blocking withdrawals from some of its hedge funds. Home sales in the USA hit their peak in October 2007. In Ireland, a 4-year property bubble was beginning to burst. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, the bank Northern Rock experienced a bank run.

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  Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"

  The song "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse went on to win a Grammy for 2007's Record of the Year.

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  2007 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2007 included My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Daughtry, Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Rihanna, T-Pain, Soulja Boy, Kanye West, Fergie, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Chris Brown and Timbaland.

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  The highest paid celebrities in 2007.

  According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2007 were Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Elton John, Tom Cruise, Jay-Z and Steven Spielberg.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2007?

  In 2007, the best NBA players were Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Yao Ming, Gilbert Arenas, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade and Chauncey Billups.

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  Time Person of the Year 2007.

  Russian leader Vladimir Putin was named Time Person of the Year 2007.

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  Jessica Alba.

  American actress Jessica Alba was listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 2007.

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  Best soccer players in the world.

  In 2007, the best soccer players were Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Didier Drogba, Andrea Pirlo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Cesc Fàbregas, Robinho and Francesco Totti.

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  2007 in movies.

  Movies that hit the big screen in 2007 included the likes of 300, Transformers, Superbad, Shrek the Third, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Spider-Man 3, I Am Legend, Ratatouille, The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Zodiac, American Gangster and No Country for Old Men.

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  HD TV becomes the norm.

  HD TV quickly became the norm during this time, as flat-screen televisions were starting to fall in price.

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  No Country for Old Men.

  "No Country for Old Men" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2007.

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  Mobile Internet begins to take off.

  Internet access on cellphones became common in the late 2000s. This transition was aided by the rollout of faster 3G Internet networks and the introduction of larger touchscreen phones. Although many phones had Internet features at the start of the decade, they were often awkward and costly to use.

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  The HD DVD war.

  Two HD DVD formats called Blu-ray and HD DVD were competing with each other to become the de facto high-definition standard. During this "war", certain movies and TV shows could only be found on Blu-ray or HD DVD, as film studios quickly aligned themselves with the format that they wanted to win. In rental stores, it was common to see a separate section for both of these formats. Of course, this often led to people buying or renting the wrong one.

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  Bringing digital cameras to nightclubs and bars.

  During the 2000s, people often brought digital cameras with them to clubs and bars. The following day, they would upload their photographs to social media websites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo. Although most phones had cameras, their picture quality was bad, especially in darker settings such as nightclubs.

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  Bebo.

  By this stage, a new social network called Bebo had become a huge hit in countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand. Bebo was famous for its quizzes, auto-playing video box, whiteboard, "Bebo Skins," and "Bebo Luv" features.

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  Music stores are going out of business.

  Many music stores were closing their doors for the last time. The ease of downloading and streaming music meant that the business model of selling CDs was quickly becoming nonviable.

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  Happy Slapping.

  A controversial fad called "Happy Slapping" originated in the United Kingdom during the mid-2000s. The trend involved slapping someone for the sole purpose of recording the incident with a camera phone.

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  MySpace.

  MySpace was the most popular social network in the world between 2005 and 2008. The site gave users the ability to customize their profiles by editing HTML and embedding songs. It also had chat rooms and other features.

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  Scene kids.

  "Scene Kids" became a big subculture in the latter half of the decade. Their fashion consisted of skinny jeans, bright colors, and straight hair with long fringes.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 16 years, 1 months, and 2 days have passed since August 19th, 2007.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 33 of 2007.
• Leap Year: 2007 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on August 19th, 2007, are now 16 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2007 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1187478000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 19th, 2007.

• July 20th, 2007: Hairspray (2007) is released.
• July 21st, 2007: J. K. Rowling publishes her final novel in the Harry Potter series.
• July 24th, 2007: Actress Lindsay Lohan is arrested for driving under the influence and for possession of cocaine.
• July 24th, 2007: 50 Cent releases the song "Ayo Technology", featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.
• July 25th, 2007: Pratibha Patil becomes the first female president of India.
• July 27th, 2007: Four crew members die after two news helicopters collide while covering a car chase in Phoenix, Arizona.
• July 30th, 2007: Vsauce creates his Youtube account.
• July 30th, 2007: The song "With Every Heartbeat" is released by Swedish singer Robyn.
• July 31st, 2007: Financial crisis: Investment bank Bear Stearns liquidates two of its troubled hedge funds.
• August 1st, 2007: 13 people are killed after the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapses during rush hour.
• August 3rd, 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) is released.
• August 3rd, 2007: Hot Rod (2007) is released.
• August 6th, 2007: Retail mortgage lender "American Home Mortgage" files for bankruptcy.
• August 6th, 2007: Christina Calayca (30) goes missing during a camping trip in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
• August 14th, 2007: Four co-ordinated suicide bombers kill 796 people in Iraq.
• August 17th, 2007: The comedy movie Superbad (2007) is released in cinemas.
• August 17th, 2007: The film "High School Musical 2" is released.
• August 17th, 2007: NBA player Eddie Griffin dies after his car is hit by a moving train in Houston, Texas.
• This date: August 19th, 2007
• August 22nd, 2007: Soccer: Chelsea winger Arjen Robben signs for Real Madrid.
• August 23rd, 2007: Actress Lindsay Lohan is sentenced to one day in jail for driving under the influence.
• August 23rd, 2007: American blogger Chris Messina invents the #hashtag by suggesting that the # character should be used to cross-reference and group tweets about certain subjects.
• August 31st, 2007: Brian Belo wins the 8th season of the reality TV series "Big Brother" (UK).
• September 5th, 2007: The first iPod Touch is released.
• September 6th, 2007: Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti passes away from pancreatic cancer.
• September 7th, 2007: Atonement (2007) is released.
• September 7th, 2007: Rihanna releases the song "Don't Stop the Music".
• September 8th, 2007: The teen sitcom iCarly premiers on Nickelodeon.
• September 9th, 2007: Rihanna's "Umbrella" wins Video of the Year at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 9th, 2007: Kid Rock and Tommy Lee get into an altercation at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 10th, 2007: American vlogger Chris Crocker uploads his "Leave Britney alone!" video to Youtube.
• September 10th, 2007: The first episode of The Steve Wilkos Show is aired on television.
• September 11th, 2007: The song "No One" is released by Alicia Keys.
• September 14th, 2007: 14-year-old Andrew Gosden goes missing from King's Cross station in London.
• September 14th, 2007: A bank run occurs on the Northern Rock bank in the United Kingdom.
• September 15th, 2007: Rally driver Colin McRae dies in a helicopter crash.
• September 16th, 2007: The final episode of "Drake & Josh" is aired on Nickelodeon.
• September 16th, 2007: Leona Lewis releases the song "Bleeding Love".
• September 17th, 2007: "Don't tase me, bro!": College student Andrew Meyer is tasered at a forum featuring U.S. Senator John Kerry.
• September 17th, 2007: Timbaland releases the song "Apologize", featuring OneRepublic.
• September 18th, 2007: Britney Spears releases the song "Gimme More".

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 19th, 2007, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2007 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: August 19th, 2007 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Photos of late 2000s fashion.

Photographs of late 2000s fashion and hairstyles.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2007.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out August 19th, 2013, instead.

Weather on August 19th, 2007.

Historical weather information for August 19th, 2007.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 16.1 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a windy day. There were 4 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 64.2 degrees Fahrenheit. 17.89 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 15.72 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 4.06cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 19th, 2007 was most likely conceived around November 26th, 2006.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 19th, 2007 is close to May 11th, 2008.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 19th, 2007.

• 5,877 days have passed since this date.
• 839 weeks have passed.
• 507,772,800 seconds have passed since August 19th, 2007.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 592,401,600 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 262,010,764,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 84,628,800 times.
• You have taken approximately 43,668,461 steps. That's roughly 19,408 miles!
• Since this date, 6,093,274 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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