At A Glance

27 April 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
27 April 2020 was a Monday.
Irish Chart Song in 2020
The Irish chart song for 2020 was “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.
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 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 April 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 April 2020 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 27 April

  • 2006 Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
  • 2007 Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.
  • 2007 Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
  • 2012 At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.
  • 2018 The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.

Famous people born on 27 April

  • Arch Manning, American football player (born 2004)
  • Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (1822–1885)
  • Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, King of the Netherlands (born 1967)
  • Jenna Coleman, English actress (born 1986)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2020 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 February – The general election took place with a 62.9% turnout.
  • 16 February – Thousands of homes, farms and businesses were without power as a result of Storm Dennis, which brought strong winds to parts of the south and west coasts.
  • 15 April – Agreement was reached between unions and the HSE to allow healthcare staff be redeployed into private nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis.

Life in Ireland in 2020

Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar

Petrol (per litre)

€1.22/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.68

Average House

€310,000

Weekly Wage

€540

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