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27 August 1946 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 August 1946 was a Tuesday.
- Top Film of 1946
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1946 was Song of the South.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 August 1946 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 August 1946 was New Moon.
On this day: 27 August
- 1933 The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
- 1939 First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
- 1943 World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
- 1955 The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain.
- 1956 The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
Famous people born on 27 August
- Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (1908–1973)
- Aaron Paul, American actor and producer (born 1979)
- Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian (1952–2023)
- Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor (born 1981)
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Events of 1946 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1946 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 7 January – the Minister for Education, Thomas Derrig, announces that because refugee children who arrived in Ireland during the war do not have a sufficient knowledge of the Irish language they cannot obtain the Leaving Certificate.
- 4 February – it is announced that George Bernard Shaw is to be awarded the freedom of Dublin.
- 17 June – Aer Lingus inaugurates a Dublin-Paris air service.
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Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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