Born on 27 January 1982

At A Glance

27 January 1982 at a glance

Day of the week

27 January 1982 was a Wednesday.

Kent Music Report No. 1

The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Down Under” by Men at Work.

Top Film of 1982

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1982 was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Best-Selling Vehicle of 1982

Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1982 was the Ford Falcon.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 January is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 January 1982 fell in the Year of the Dog.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 January 1982 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 27 January

• 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.
• 1996 In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
• 1996 Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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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