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27 January 2017 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 January 2017 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Bad and Boujee” by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert.
- Top Film of 2017
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2017–18 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 January 2017 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 January 2017 was New Moon.
On this day: 27 January
- 2011 Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution begins as over 16,000 protestors demonstrate in Sanaa.
- 2011 Within Ursa Minor, H1504+65, a white dwarf with the hottest known surface temperature in the universe at 200,000 K, was documented.
- 2014 Rojava conflict: The Kobanî Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
- 2017 A naming ceremony for the chemical element tennessine takes place in the United States.
- 2023 Protests and public outrage spark across the U.S. after the release of multiple videos by the Memphis Police Department showing officers punching, kicking, and pepper spraying Tyre Nichols as a result of running away from a traffic stop, which resulted him dying in the hospital three days later after the incident.
Famous people born on January 27
- Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor (born 1965)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer (1756–1791)
- Bridget Fonda, American actress (born 1964)
- Mimi Rogers, American actress (born 1956)
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Events of 2017 in the United States
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- January 24 – The nominees for the 89th Academy Awards are announced. The nominees for Best Picture are Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, and Moonlight.
- February 26 – The 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Barry Jenkins' Moonlight winning Best Picture.
- May 5 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the 15th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.
Life in the US in 2017
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.42
Loaf of Bread
$2.08
Average House
$323,100
Weekly Wage
$869
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