Born on 27 June 1997

At A Glance

27 June 1997 at a glance

Day of the week

27 June 1997 was a Friday.

ARIA No. 1

The ARIA No. 1 was “MMMBop” by Hanson.

Top Film of 1997

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1997 was Titanic.

Best-Selling Vehicle of 1997

Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1997 was the Holden Commodore.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 June is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 June 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 June 1997 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 27 June

• 1982 Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
• 1991 Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War.
• 1995 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
• 2007 Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. Chancellor Gordon Brown succeeds him.
• 2008 In a highly scrutinized election, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters.

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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