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27 April 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 April 2015 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2015–16 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 April 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 April 2015 was Waxing Gibbous.
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 April 27
- 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 2015 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 12 – A federal judge rules that South Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and immediately stays the ruling.
- January 18 – K.C. Undercover and Star vs. the Forces of Evil debuts on Disney Channel and Disney XD.
- February 22 – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hold the 87th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. The telecast garners nearly 37.3 million viewers.
Life in the US in 2015
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$2.43
Loaf of Bread
$1.98
Average House
$294,000
Weekly Wage
$818
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