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27 April 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 April 2015 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2015
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2015 was the Toyota Corolla.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 April 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 April 2015 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 27 April
- 2006 Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
- 2007 Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.
- 2007 Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
- 2012 At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.
- 2018 The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.
Famous people born on 27 April
- Arch Manning, American football player (born 2004)
- Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (1822–1885)
- Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, King of the Netherlands (born 1967)
- Jenna Coleman, English actress (born 1986)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2015 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 31 January – A state election is held in Queensland. The Labor Party led by Annastacia Palaszczuk forms a minority government with the support of an independent MP.
- 9 February – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Australia will debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
- 20 February – Cyclone Marcia makes landfall in Queensland, damaging the city of Rockhampton and surrounds.
Life in Australia in 2015
Prime Minister
Tony Abbott
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.15
Loaf of Bread
$3.50
Average House
$560,000
Weekly Wage
$1,490.00
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