At A Glance

27 November 2006 at a glance

Day of the week
27 November 2006 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Patience” by Take That.
Top Film of 2006
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2006 was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 November 2006 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 November 2006 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 27 November

  • 1999 The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female prime minister in New Zealand's history.
  • 2001 A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
  • 2004 Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • 2006 The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
  • 2020 Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists.

Famous people born on 27 November

  • Adéla, Slovak singer-songwriter (born 2003)
  • Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (1940–1973)
  • Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (1942–1970)
  • William Fichtner, American actor (born 1956)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2006 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2006 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 22 February – Securitas depot robbery: around £53 million (US$92 million) is stolen from a Securitas depot at Tonbridge, Kent, in the largest cash robbery in British crime history.
  • 1 March – The Senedd, debating chamber of the National Assembly for Wales on Cardiff Bay, designed by Richard Rogers, is opened by the Queen.
  • 28 March – Royal Regiment of Scotland created.

Life in 2006

Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.45

Loaf of Bread

85p

Average House

£180,444

Weekly Wage

£617.00

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