Born on 27 January 1969

At A Glance

27 January 1969 at a glance

Day of the week

27 January 1969 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Eloise” by Barry Ryan 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 1969

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 January is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 January 1969 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 January 1969 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 27 January

• 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.
• 1980 Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian Caper.
• 1983 The pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō, breaks through.

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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