Born on 27 October 1970

At A Glance

27 October 1970 at a glance

Day of the week

27 October 1970 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“(They Long to Be) Close to You” by The Carpenters 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 1970

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1970 was Love Story.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 October is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 October 1970 fell in the Year of the Dog.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 October 1970 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 27 October

• 1961 NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
• 1962 By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war.
• 1964 Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".
• 1971 The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire.
• 1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

Famous people born on 27 October

• Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (1858–1919)
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian union leader and politician, 35 and 39th President of Brazil (born 1945)
• John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1939)
• Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (1932–1963)

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