What happened on Friday April 27, 1956?

About April 27th, 1956, in brief:

  • Historical events: Heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano announces his retirement at age 32, concluding an extraordinary professional boxing career with a perfect record of 49 wins and zero losses. His retirement marks the end of one of the most remarkable and undefeated careers in boxing history.
  • Day of the week: April 27th, 1956 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 UK song: No Other Love by Ronnie Hilton
  • Popular movie: The Harder They Fall directed by Mark Robson

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April 27, 1956: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 27, 1956:

  • Rocky Marciano Retires Undefeated Heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano announces his retirement at age 32, concluding an extraordinary professional boxing career with a perfect record of 49 wins and zero losses. His retirement marks the end of one of the most remarkable and undefeated careers in boxing history.
  • Burma Political Election In Burma (now Myanmar), Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid (People's Freedom League) loses the national election, signaling a potential shift in the country's political landscape.

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April 27, 1956: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

LIFE Magazine

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What day of the week was April 27, 1956?


April 27, 1956 was a Friday and it was the 118th day of the year 1956 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 27, 1956 can also be written as 4/27/1956 in the US and as 27/4/1956 in UK and Europe.

April 27, 1956 in April 1956 calendar

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Who was born on April 27, 1956?


Famous people born on April 27, 1956:

  • Kevin McNally
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April 27, 1956: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on April 27, 1956:

  • Gustavo Pittaluga

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April 27, 1956: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on April 27, 1956 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week April 23rd and April 29th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

April 27, 1956: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on April 27, 1956 was No Other Love by Ronnie Hilton, according to the music chart for the week April 23rd and April 29th.

  1. - No Other Love youtube
  2. - The Poor People Of Paris youtube
  3. - Rock And Roll Waltz youtube
  4. - Only You youtube
  5. - It's Almost Tomorrow youtube
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April 27, 1956: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 27th is Taurus.

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Taurus is the 2nd sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between April 20th and May 20th belong to the Taurus sign: discover Taurus personality and who should a Taurus marry.

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 27, 1956: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 27, 1956 is Monkey and the associated element is Fire.

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April 27, 1956: What was the moon phase on that day?


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88%

The moon phase on April 27, 1956 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 27, 1956 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on April 27, 1956 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 88% full, rising at 09:39 pm and setting at 07:15 am.

The previous full moon was on Apr 25, 1956 while the next full moon would come on May 24, 1956.

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How old is someone born on April 27, 1956?


Someone born on April 27, 1956 is:

68 years 11 months old,

or 827 months and 27 days old,

or 3599 weeks and 5 days old,

or 25198 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 27, 1956?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 27, 1956?

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