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27 October 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 October 2018 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Shotgun” by George Ezra.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2018
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2018 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 October 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 October 2018 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 27 October
- 1988 Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
- 1991 Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1994 Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.
- 2014 Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.
- 2017 Catalonia declares independence from Spain.
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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Events of 2018 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 17 March – The Liberal Party under Steven Marshall wins the 2018 South Australian state election, defeating the Labor Party and incumbent Premier Jay Weatherill.
- 25 March – Australian cricket captain Steve Smith is suspended, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calls for action from Cricket Australia, after members of the Australian team admit to ball tampering during a match against South Africa.
- 1 July – The Australian Space Agency formally commences operation with Megan Clark as inaugural Head.
Life in Australia in 2018
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.40
Loaf of Bread
$3.65
Average House
$640,000
Weekly Wage
$1,600.00
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