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27 March 1988 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 March 1988 was a Sunday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “I Should Be So Lucky” by Kylie Minogue.
- Top Film of 1988
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1988 was Rain Man.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1988
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1988 was the Ford Falcon.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 March 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 March 1988 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 27 March
- 1981 The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours.
- 1990 The United States begins broadcasting anti-Castro propaganda to Cuba on TV Martí.
- 1993 Jiang Zemin is appointed President of China.
- 1993 Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.
- 1998 The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.
Famous people born on 27 March
- Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor (born 1971)
- Quentin Tarantino, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor (born 1963)
- Lisa, Thai rapper and dancer (born 1997)
- Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1969)
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Events of 1988 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1988 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 17 January – The TV soap Home and Away is launched by Seven Network.
- 26 January – Australia Day, Australia celebrates its bicentennial day with the arrival of the First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage and a tall ships parade in Sydney Harbour.
- 19 March – Nick Greiner and the Liberal Party win the 1988 New South Wales state election in a landside, removing the ALP government of Barrie Unsworth.
Life in Australia in 1988
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.55
Loaf of Bread
$1.02
Average House
$92,000
Weekly Wage
$470.00
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