Born on 27 June 1962

At A Glance

27 June 1962 at a glance

Day of the week

27 June 1962 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“I Can't Stop Loving You” by Ray Charles 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 1962

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 June is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 June 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 June 1962 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 27 June

• 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.
• 1973 The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship.
• 1974 U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.

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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