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27 March 1947 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 March 1947 was a Thursday.
- Top Film of 1947
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1947 was Forever Amber.
- Bestselling Novel of 1947
- “The Miracle of the Bells” by Russell Janney was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1947.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 March 1947 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 March 1947 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 27 March
- 1938 Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
- 1941 World War II: Yugoslav Air Force officers topple the pro-Axis government in a bloodless coup.
- 1942 The Holocaust: Nazi Germany and Vichy France begin the deportation of 65,000 Jews from Drancy internment camp to German extermination camps.
- 1943 World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.
- 1945 World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins. Argentina declares war on the Axis Powers.
Famous people born on March 27
- Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor (born 1971)
- Quentin Tarantino, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor (born 1963)
- Lisa, Thai rapper and dancer (born 1997)
- Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1969)
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Events of 1947 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1947 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- May 22 – Cold War: In an effort to fight the spread of Communism, President Harry S. Truman signs an Act of Congress that implements the Truman Doctrine. This Act grants $400 million in military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece.
- July 7 – A supposedly downed extraterrestrial spacecraft is reportedly found in the Roswell UFO incident, near Roswell, New Mexico, which will be written about by Stanton T. Friedman and many others.
- July 26 – Cold War: President Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into law, creating the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council.
Life in the US in 1947
President
Harry S. Truman
Gas (per gallon)
$0.23
Loaf of Bread
$0.12
Average House
$4,900
Weekly Wage
$46
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
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