Born on 27 June 1958

At A Glance

27 June 1958 at a glance

Day of the week

27 June 1958 was a Friday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“He's Got the Whole World in His Hands” by Laurie London 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 1958

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1958 was South Pacific.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 June is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 June 1958 fell in the Year of the Dog.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 June 1958 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 27 June

• 1944 World War II: Mogaung is the first place in Burma to be liberated from the Japanese by British Chindits, supported by the Chinese.
• 1946 In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
• 1950 The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
• 1954 The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
• 1954 The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.

Famous people born on 27 June

• Tobey Maguire, American actor (born 1975)
• Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (1880–1968)
• H.E.R., American singer-songwriter (born 1997)
• J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)

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