What happened on Thursday April 27, 2006?

About April 27th, 2006, in brief:

  • Historical events: Construction commenced on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which would become the world's tallest building, marking a significant milestone in architectural and engineering achievement.
  • Day of the week: April 27th, 2006 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Dog (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Bad Day by Daniel Powter
  • #1 UK song: Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
  • Popular movie: Superman Returns directed by Bryan Singer

More about April 27th, 2006? See below for more news and curiosities on April 27th, 2006.

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April 27, 2006: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 27, 2006:

  • Construction Begins on Burj Khalifa Construction commenced on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which would become the world's tallest building, marking a significant milestone in architectural and engineering achievement.
  • Construction of One World Trade Center Begins Construction officially commenced on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) at the World Trade Center site in New York City. This symbolic 1,776-foot tall tower represents the resilience and rebuilding efforts following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
  • Nepal Maoist Insurgents Declare Unilateral Truce In response to the newly elected Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, Maoist insurgents announced a unilateral three-month ceasefire. Following weeks of protests against democracy, the capital Kathmandu began to return to normalcy.
  • World Bank and Chad Resolve Petroleum Funds Dispute The World Bank and Government of Chad settled a four-month dispute over oil revenue allocation. An agreement was reached to resume oil production through the Chad-Cameroon pipeline, with Chad granted more flexibility in spending oil revenues on military expenditures.
  • Scottish National Party Wins Moray By-Election The Scottish National Party successfully won the Moray by-election for the Scottish Parliament, marking a notable political development in Scottish regional politics.

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April 27, 2006: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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April 27, 2006: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on April 27, 2006:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $61.55
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $67.74
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.98
  • General Electric GE: opens at $34.02
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $83.01

Exchange Rates on April 27, 2006:

  • 1 USD = 114.19 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.1231 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.2598 CHF
  • 1 USD = 8.0162 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 143.07 JPY
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What day of the week was April 27, 2006?


April 27, 2006 was a Thursday and it was the 117th day of the year 2006 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 27, 2006 can also be written as 4/27/2006 in the US and as 27/4/2006 in UK and Europe.

April 27, 2006 in April 2006 calendar

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April 27, 2006: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on April 27, 2006:

  • Julia Thorne

    John kerry's ex-wife (born 1944).

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April 27, 2006: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on April 27, 2006 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week April 24th and April 30th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

April 27, 2006: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on April 27, 2006 was Bad Day by Daniel Powter, according to the music chart for the week April 24th and April 30th.

  1. - Bad Day youtube
  2. - Temperature youtube
  3. - What You Know youtube
  4. - Control Myself youtube
  5. - Unwritten youtube

April 27, 2006: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on April 27, 2006 was Crazy by Gnarls Barkley, according to the music chart for the week April 24th and April 30th.

  1. - Crazy youtube
  2. - Dani California youtube
  3. - Somebody's Watching Me youtube
  4. - From Paris To Berlin youtube
  5. - SOS youtube

April 27, 2006: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on April 27, 2006 was What You Know by T.I., according to the music chart for the week April 24th and April 30th.

  1. - What You Know youtube
  2. - Be Without You youtube
  3. - Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It
  4. - Touch It
  5. - Unpredictable
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April 27, 2006: 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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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, 2006: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 27, 2006 is Dog and the associated element is Fire.

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April 27, 2006: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on April 27, 2006 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 27, 2006 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, 2006 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 2% full, rising at 05:38 am and setting at 09:19 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 13, 2006 while the next full moon would come on May 13, 2006.

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How old is someone born on April 27, 2006?


Someone born on April 27, 2006 is:

19 years and 17 days old,

or 228 months and 17 days old,

or 993 weeks and 6 days old,

or 6957 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 27, 2006?

There are 348 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday April 27th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 27, 2006?

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