At A Glance

27 April 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
27 April 2021 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Rapstar” by Polo G.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 April 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 April 2021 was Full Moon.

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)

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Events of 2021 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
  • June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
  • July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Life in the US in 2021

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.27

Loaf of Bread

$2.53

Average House

$408,800

Weekly Wage

$1,026

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