Born on 27 January 1960

At A Glance

27 January 1960 at a glance

Day of the week

27 January 1960 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Joey's Song / Ooh! Look-a-There, Ain't She Pretty?” by Bill Haley & His Comets 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 1960

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 January is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 January 1960 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 January 1960 was New Moon.

On this day: 27 January

• 1945 World War II: The Soviet 322nd Rifle Division liberates the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
• 1951 Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.
• 1961 The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat.
• 1965 South Vietnamese Prime Minister Trần Văn Hương is removed by the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh.
• 1967 Cold War: The Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting the usage of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.

Famous people born on 27 January

• Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor (born 1965)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer (1756–1791)
• Bridget Fonda, American actress (born 1964)
• Mimi Rogers, American actress (born 1956)

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