At A Glance

27 June 1987 at a glance

Day of the week
27 June 1987 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Star Trekkin'” by The Firm.
Top Film of 1987
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1987 was Fatal Attraction.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 June 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 June 1987 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 27 June

  • 1977 France grants independence to Djibouti.
  • 1981 The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.
  • 1982 Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
  • 1991 Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War.
  • 1995 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.

Famous people born on 27 June

  • Tobey Maguire, American actor (born 1975)
  • Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (1880–1968)
  • H.E.R., American singer-songwriter (born 1997)
  • J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1987 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1987 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Release of cult black comedy film Withnail and I.
  • 11 June – The 1987 general election sees Margaret Thatcher secure her third term in office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
  • 27 June – 25 years after the first James Bond film was released, the fifteenth, The Living Daylights, premieres in London, with the spy now being played by Timothy Dalton.

Life in 1987

Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

75p

Loaf of Bread

49p

Average House

£39,564

Weekly Wage

£205.00

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