At A Glance

27 December 1969 at a glance

Day of the week
27 December 1969 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Someday We'll Be Together” by Diana Ross & the Supremes.
Top Film of 1969
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Bestselling Novel of 1969
“Portnoy's Complaint” by Philip Roth was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1969.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1969–70 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 December is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 December 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 December 1969 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 27 December

  • 1949 Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
  • 1966 The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
  • 1968 Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital crewed mission to the Moon.
  • 1978 Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.
  • 1983 Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square.

Famous people born on December 27

  • Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter (born 1988)
  • Timothée Chalamet, French-American actor (born 1995)
  • Olivia Cooke, English actress (born 1993)
  • Salman Khan, Indian film actor and producer (born 1965)

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Events of 1969 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 9 – The Boeing 747 makes its maiden flight, from Paine Field at Everett, Washington.
  • May 25 – Midnight Cowboy, an X-rated, Oscar-winning John Schlesinger film, is released.
  • June 28 – The Stonewall riots in New York City mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the U.S.
More events of 1969 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1969

President

Richard Nixon

Gas (per gallon)

$0.35

Loaf of Bread

$0.24

Average House

$17,400

Weekly Wage

$130

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