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27 November 1990 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 November 1990 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Love Takes Time” by Mariah Carey.
- Top Film of 1990
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1990 was Ghost.
- Bestselling Novel of 1990
- “The Plains of Passage” by Jean M. Auel was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1990.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Cheers” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1990–91 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 November 1990 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 November 1990 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 27 November
- 1984 Under the Brussels Agreement signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and Spain, the former agrees to enter into discussions with Spain over Gibraltar, including sovereignty.
- 1985 Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-61-B, with Rodolfo Neri Vela becoming the first Mexican astronaut.
- 1992 For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andrés Pérez in Venezuela.
- 1999 The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female prime minister in New Zealand's history.
- 2001 A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
Famous people born on November 27
- Adéla, Slovak singer-songwriter (born 2003)
- Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (1940–1973)
- Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (1942–1970)
- William Fichtner, American actor (born 1956)
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Events of 1990 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1990 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – Time Warner is formed from the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc.
- February 14 – The Pale Blue Dot picture is sent back from the Voyager 1 probe after completing its primary mission; it was about 6 billion km (3.7 billion miles) from Earth.
- March 26 – The 62nd Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Bruce Beresford's Driving Miss Daisy winning four awards out of nine nominations, including Best Picture.
Life in the US in 1990
President
George H. W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$1.16
Loaf of Bread
$0.78
Average House
$122,900
Weekly Wage
$409
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