At A Glance

27 June 1977 at a glance

Day of the week
27 June 1977 was a Monday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Help Is on Its Way” by Little River Band.
Top Film of 1977
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1977 was Star Wars.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1977
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1977 was the Ford Falcon.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 June 1977 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 June 1977 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 27 June

  • 1973 The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship.
  • 1974 U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
  • 1977 France grants independence to Djibouti.
  • 1977 Constitution for the Federation of Earth was adopted by the second session of the World Constituent Assembly, held at Innsbruck, Austria.
  • 1981 The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.

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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Events of 1977 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1977 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia.
  • 15 May – The Australian Democrats is launched by former Liberal MP Don Chipp at Melbourne Town Hall.
  • 21 May – The 1977 Australian referendum is held. Questions on Senate casual vacancies, referendums and retirement of judges are passed. A question on simultaneous elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate fails.

Life in Australia in 1977

Prime Minister

Malcolm Fraser

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.12

Loaf of Bread

$0.45

Average House

$32,000

Weekly Wage

$170.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s

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