Born on 27 October 1982

At A Glance

27 October 1982 at a glance

Day of the week

27 October 1982 was a Wednesday.

Kent Music Report No. 1

The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor.

Top Film of 1982

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1982 was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Best-Selling Vehicle of 1982

Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1982 was the Ford Falcon.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 October is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 October 1982 fell in the Year of the Dog.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 October 1982 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 27 October

• 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.
• 1986 The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.
• 1988 Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.

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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