At A Glance
27 June 1993 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 June 1993 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Dreams” by Gabrielle.
- Top Film of 1993
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1993 was Jurassic Park.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 June 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 June 1993 was First Quarter.
On this day: 27 June
- 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.
- 2007 Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. Chancellor Gordon Brown succeeds him.
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 1993 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1993 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – Carlton Television, Meridian, Westcountry and GMTV begin broadcasting. Teletext Ltd. launches a new Teletext service on ITV and Channel 4, replacing the 14-year-old ORACLE teletext service.
- 6 January – The first episode of the children's series The Animals of Farthing Wood begins on BBC One.
- 5 April – Royal Logistic Corps formed within the British Army by union of five former corps: the Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Service, Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Pioneer Corps and Army Catering Corps.
Life in 1993
Prime Minister
John Major
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£1.25
Loaf of Bread
60p
Average House
£53,227
Weekly Wage
£318.00
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