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27 February 1995 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 February 1995 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Another Night” by Real McCoy.
- Top Film of 1995
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1995
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1995 was the Ford Falcon.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 February 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 February 1995 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 27 February
- 1976 The former Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
- 1988 Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom.
- 1991 Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated".
- 2002 Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport causing minor injuries.
- 2007 Chinese stock bubble of 2007: The Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest daily fall in ten years, following speculation about a crackdown on illegal share offerings and trading, and fears about accelerating inflation.
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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Events of 1995 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1995 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 January – Chief justice of the Family Court of Australia, Alastair Nicholson calls for the law to recognise homosexual couples and their children as a family unit, stating that it was "unhelpful to attempt to set limits to what a family can be."
- 2 February – Tasmanian Premier Ray Groom defies Prime Minister Paul Keating's moratorium on logging in 72 Tasmanian coupes.
- 25 March – Liberal candidate Brendan Smyth wins the 1995 Canberra by-election with a 16% swing, a formerly safe Labor seat occupied by Ros Kelly.
Life in Australia in 1995
Prime Minister
Paul Keating
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.72
Loaf of Bread
$1.80
Average House
$140,000
Weekly Wage
$680.00
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