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27 November 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 November 2012 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “One More Night” by Maroon 5.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Bestselling Novel of 2012
- “Fifty Shades of Grey” by E. L. James was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2012.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2012–13 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 November 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 November 2012 was Full Moon.
On this day: 27 November
- 2001 A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
- 2004 Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- 2006 The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
- 2020 Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists.
- 2024 Syrian rebel groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham launch a ground offensive into Syria.
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 2012 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2012 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 2 – Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is released in theaters.
- March 20 – John Carter records one of the biggest losses in cinema history, forcing Disney to take a $200 million writedown and chairman Rich Ross to resign.
- May 4 – The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, is released by Marvel Studios as the sixth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the final film in its "Phase One" slate.
Life in the US in 2012
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$3.68
Loaf of Bread
$1.84
Average House
$256,900
Weekly Wage
$757
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