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27 March 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 March 2020 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Roses” by Saint Jhn.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 March 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 March 2020 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 27 March
- 1993 Jiang Zemin is appointed President of China.
- 1998 The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.
- 2004 HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander-class frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.
- 2014 Philippines signs a peace accord with the largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ending decades of conflict.
- 2020 North Macedonia becomes the 30th member of NATO.
Famous people born on 27 March
- Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor (born 1971)
- Quentin Tarantino, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor (born 1963)
- Lisa, Thai rapper and dancer (born 1997)
- Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1969)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2020 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 January – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announce that they plan to "step back as senior members" of the United Kingdom's royal family, and divide their time between the UK and North America.
- 6 March – COVID-19 in the UK: The Prime Minister announces £46 million in funding for research into a COVID-19 vaccine and rapid COVID-19 testing.
- 4 April – 2020 Labour Party leadership election: Keir Starmer is elected as the leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Jeremy Corbyn, and Angela Rayner is elected as deputy leader of the party.
Life in 2020
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.95
Loaf of Bread
£1.55
Average House
£239,196
Weekly Wage
£890.00
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