Born on 27 October 1972

At A Glance

27 October 1972 at a glance

Day of the week

27 October 1972 was a Friday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Popcorn” by Hot Butter 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 1972

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 October is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 October 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 October 1972 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 27 October

• 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.
• 1980 The Chun Doo-hwan government forcibly arrests and investigates monks and personnel of the Jogye Order.
• 1981 Cold War: The Soviet submarine S-363 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.

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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