What happened on Friday August 27, 1982?

About August 27th, 1982, in brief:

  • Historical events: Baseball legend Rickey Henderson sets a new Major League Baseball record by stealing his 119th base of the season, surpassing Lou Brock's previous record and demonstrating unprecedented base-stealing prowess.
  • Day of the week: August 27th, 1982 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Dog (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor
  • #1 UK song: Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express
  • Popular movie: Querelle directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

More about August 27th, 1982? See below for more news and curiosities on August 27th, 1982.

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August 27, 1982: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 27, 1982:

  • Rickey Henderson Breaks Base Stealing Record Baseball legend Rickey Henderson sets a new Major League Baseball record by stealing his 119th base of the season, surpassing Lou Brock's previous record and demonstrating unprecedented base-stealing prowess.
  • Soyuz T-7 Space Mission Concludes Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-7 successfully returns to Earth, completing its space mission and marking another milestone in the Soviet space exploration program.

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August 27, 1982: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was August 27, 1982?


August 27, 1982 was a Friday and it was the 239th day of the year 1982 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 27, 1982 can also be written as 8/27/1982 in the US and as 27/8/1982 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on August 27, 1982?


Famous people born on August 27, 1982:

  • John Mulaney

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  • Lolita Pille

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  • Bergüzar Korel

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  • Duke Dumont
  • Fabio Ghidoni
  • Alex da Kid
  • Édgar Adolfo Hernández
  • Ebony Hoffman
  • Lancaster Joseph
  • Maggie Lau
  • Andre Emmett
  • Evgenij Medvedev
  • Damien Monier
  • Kevin Roelandts
  • Baptiste Rollier
  • Mantas Savėnas
  • Sam Tarry
  • Ben Williams
  • Volkan Yaman

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August 27, 1982: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on August 27, 1982:

  • Anandamayi Ma
  • Lucia Apicella

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August 27, 1982: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 27, 1982 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 23rd and August 29th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 27, 1982: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 27, 1982 was Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor, according to the music chart for the week August 23rd and August 29th.

  1. - Eye Of The Tiger youtube
  2. - Hurts So Good youtube
  3. - Abracadabra youtube
  4. - Hold Me youtube
  5. - Hard To Say I'm Sorry youtube

August 27, 1982: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 27, 1982 was Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express, according to the music chart for the week August 23rd and August 29th.

  1. - Come On Eileen youtube
  2. - Eye Of The Tiger youtube
  3. - Fame youtube
  4. - Don't Go youtube
  5. - It Started With A Kiss youtube

August 27, 1982: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 27, 1982 was Dance Floor (Part I) by Zapp, according to the music chart for the week August 23rd and August 29th.

  1. - Dance Floor (Part I)
  2. - Jump To It
  3. - I Really Don't Need No Light
  4. - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
  5. - Let Me Go
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August 27, 1982: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 27th is Virgo.

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August 27, 1982: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 27, 1982 is Dog and the associated element is Water.

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August 27, 1982: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 27, 1982 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 27, 1982 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 August 27, 1982 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 66% full, rising at 03:04 pm and setting at 12:45 am.

The previous full moon was on Aug 04, 1982 while the next full moon would come on Sep 03, 1982.

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How old is someone born on August 27, 1982?


Someone born on August 27, 1982 is:

42 years 8 months old,

or 512 months and 6 days old,

or 2227 weeks and 1 day old,

or 15590 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 27, 1982?

There are 116 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday August 27th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 27, 1982?

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