What happened on Sunday March 27, 1960?

About March 27th, 1960, in brief:

  • Historical events: A significant geological exploration was conducted by four students from St. Mary's University in Texas: Orion Knox, Jr., Al Brandt, Preston Knodell, and Jo Cantu. They discovered the Natural Bridge, potentially contributing to local geological research and understanding of the region's natural formations.
  • Day of the week: March 27th, 1960 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: The Theme From A Summer Place by Percy Faith
  • #1 UK song: Running Bear by Johnny Preston
  • Popular movie: La notte directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

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March 27, 1960: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 27, 1960:

  • Natural Bridge Discovery by St. Mary's University Students A significant geological exploration was conducted by four students from St. Mary's University in Texas: Orion Knox, Jr., Al Brandt, Preston Knodell, and Jo Cantu. They discovered the Natural Bridge, potentially contributing to local geological research and understanding of the region's natural formations.
  • Wiffi Smith Wins LPGA Royal Crown Golf Open Professional golfer Wiffi Smith secured victory at the LPGA Royal Crown Golf Open, demonstrating exceptional skill and precision in women's professional golf during the early 1960s.

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March 27, 1960: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 27, 1960?


March 27, 1960 was a Sunday and it was the 87th day of the year 1960 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 27, 1960 can also be written as 3/27/1960 in the US and as 27/3/1960 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on March 27, 1960?


Famous people born on March 27, 1960:

  • Renato Russo

    Influential Brazilian singer-songwriter known for punk rock bands 'Aborto Elétrico', 'Capital Inicial', and 'Legião Urbana'.

  • Philippe Bianconi

    Renowned French classical pianist and music educator who was appointed director of the Conservatoire Américain de Fontainebleau in September...

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March 27, 1960: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 27, 1960:

  • Gregorio Marañón

    Spanish essayist and physician known for his insightful writings on various topics.

  • Armando Agnini
  • Egbert Picker

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March 27, 1960: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 27, 1960 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 21st and March 27th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 27, 1960: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 27, 1960 was The Theme From A Summer Place by Percy Faith, according to the music chart for the week March 21st and March 27th.

  1. - The Theme From A Summer Place youtube
  2. - He'll Have To Go youtube
  3. - Wild One youtube
  4. - Handy Man youtube
  5. - Baby (You've Got What It Takes) youtube

March 27, 1960: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 27, 1960 was Running Bear by Johnny Preston, according to the music chart for the week March 21st and March 27th.

  1. - Running Bear youtube
  2. - Poor Me youtube
  3. - Why youtube
  4. - Delaware youtube
  5. - Theme From 'A Summer Place' youtube

March 27, 1960: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 27, 1960 was Baby (You've Got What It Takes) by Dinah Washington & Brook Benton, according to the music chart for the week March 21st and March 27th.

  1. - Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
  2. - Money (That's what I want)
  3. - Lady Luck
  4. - Handy Man youtube
  5. - I Love The Way You Love
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March 27, 1960: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 27th is Aries.

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Aries is the 1st sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between March 21st and April 19th belong to the Aries sign: discover Aries personality and who should a Aries marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 27, 1960: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 27, 1960 is Rat and the associated element is Metal.

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March 27, 1960: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 27, 1960 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 27, 1960 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 March 27, 1960 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 3% full, rising at 06:02 am and setting at 07:49 pm.

The previous full moon was on Mar 13, 1960 while the next full moon would come on Apr 11, 1960.

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How old is someone born on March 27, 1960?


Someone born on March 27, 1960 is:

65 years 1 month old,

or 781 months and 16 days old,

or 3398 weeks and 2 days old,

or 23788 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 27, 1960?

There are 318 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday March 27th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 27, 1960?

You belong to the Baby Boomer Generation if you were born on March 27, 1960.

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