What happened on Friday January 27, 1984?

About January 27th, 1984, in brief:

  • Historical events: During the filming of a Pepsi television commercial at the Shrine Auditorium, pop star Michael Jackson suffered serious second-degree burns to his scalp when pyrotechnic effects went wrong. The incident occurred while shooting a high-profile commercial that was meant to showcase Jackson at the height of his popularity.
  • Day of the week: January 27th, 1984 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes
  • #1 UK song: Pipes Of Peace by Paul McCartney
  • Popular movie: Sahara directed by Breck Eisner

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January 27, 1984: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 27, 1984:

  • Michael Jackson Suffers Serious Burns During Pepsi Commercial Filming During the filming of a Pepsi television commercial at the Shrine Auditorium, pop star Michael Jackson suffered serious second-degree burns to his scalp when pyrotechnic effects went wrong. The incident occurred while shooting a high-profile commercial that was meant to showcase Jackson at the height of his popularity.
  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Posthumous Album Release "Milk and Honey", a posthumous album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, was released. This album was particularly significant as it was one of the last recordings featuring John Lennon before his tragic assassination in 1980.
  • Carl Lewis Sets New Indoor Long Jump Record Olympic athlete Carl Lewis achieved a remarkable athletic feat by breaking his own indoor world long jump record. He jumped an impressive 28 feet, 10¼ inches (8.795 meters), extending his previous record by 9¼ inches (23.5 centimeters).

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January 27, 1984: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 27, 1984?


January 27, 1984 was a Friday and it was the 27th day of the year 1984 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 27, 1984 can also be written as 1/27/1984 in the US and as 27/1/1984 in UK and Europe.

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January 27, 1984: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 27, 1984:

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  • Frank Valente

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January 27, 1984: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 27, 1984 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 23rd and January 29th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 27, 1984: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 27, 1984 was Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes, according to the music chart for the week January 23rd and January 29th.

  1. - Owner Of A Lonely Heart youtube
  2. - Karma Chameleon youtube
  3. - Talking In Your Sleep youtube
  4. - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues youtube
  5. - Break My Stride youtube

January 27, 1984: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 27, 1984 was Pipes Of Peace by Paul McCartney, according to the music chart for the week January 23rd and January 29th.

  1. - Pipes Of Peace youtube
  2. - Relax youtube
  3. - What Is Love youtube
  4. - That's Livin' Alright (From 'Auf Wiedershen Pet') youtube
  5. - Marguerita Time youtube

January 27, 1984: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 27, 1984 was If Only You Knew by Patti LaBelle, according to the music chart for the week January 23rd and January 29th.

  1. - If Only You Knew
  2. - Joanna youtube
  3. - Let The Music Play
  4. - Body Talk
  5. - Something's On Your Mind
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January 27, 1984: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 27th is Aquarius.

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January 27, 1984: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 27, 1984 is Rat and the associated element is Wood.

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January 27, 1984: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 27, 1984 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 27, 1984 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 January 27, 1984 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 16% full, rising at 02:46 am and setting at 01:17 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jan 18, 1984 while the next full moon would come on Feb 17, 1984.

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How old is someone born on January 27, 1984?


Someone born on January 27, 1984 is:

41 years 2 months old,

or 494 months and 27 days old,

or 2151 weeks and 5 days old,

or 15062 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 27, 1984?

There are 279 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday January 27th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 27, 1984?

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