Born on 27 February 1956

At A Glance

27 February 1956 at a glance

Day of the week

27 February 1956 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Sixteen Tons” recorded by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford and Frankie Laine was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1956

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1956 was The Ten Commandments.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 February is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 February 1956 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 February 1956 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 27 February

• 1943 The Holocaust: In Berlin, the Gestapo arrest 1,800 Jewish men with German wives, leading to the Rosenstrasse protest.
• 1951 The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
• 1961 The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.
• 1963 The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo.
• 1964 The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.

Famous people born on 27 February

• Kate Mara, American actress (born 1983)
• Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress and humanitarian (1932–2011)
• John Steinbeck, American journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (1902–1968)
• Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (272–337)

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