Born on 27 February 1959

At A Glance

27 February 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

27 February 1959 was a Friday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” by The Platters 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 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 February is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 February 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 February 1959 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 27 February

• 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.
• 1971 Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start performing artificially-induced abortions.

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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