It happened one 27 March
1958 : Nikita KhrushchevOn March 27, 1958, Nikita Khrushchev became Premier of Soviet Union. |
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1964 : Good Friday EarthquakeOn 27 March 1964, an earthquake of magnitude 9.2, one of the most powerful earthquakes in history, hit Alaska in the Anchorage area. 131 people died in the earthquake and tsunami that followed. |
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1980 : Eruption of Mount St. HelensOn March 27, 1980, an eruption occured at Mount St. Helens and an ash cloud was spreading over the state of Washington. 2 months later, the volcano erupted in a gigantic eruption. |
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1998 : ViagraOn March 27, 1998, the federal agency FDA, Food and Drug Administration, approved the marketing of Viagra. |
Quote of the day : 27 March
Nikita Khrouchtchev If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf. |
Birthdays : 27 March
Alfred de Vigny, French poet (1797) | |
Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French civic planner (1809) | |
Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist, Nobel laureate (1845) | |
Otto Wallach, German chemist, Nobel laureate (1847) | |
Henry Royce, Pioneering car manufacturer (1863) | |
Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (1897) | |
Gloria Swanson, American actress (1899) | |
Eisaku Satō, Japanese politician, Nobel Peace Prize (1901) | |
James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1912) | |
Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist (1927) | |
David Janssen, American actor (1931) | |
Julian Glover, English actor (1935) | |
Michael York, English actor (1942) | |
Khosrow Shakibai, Iranian actor (1944) | |
Maria Schneider, French actress (1952) | |
Quentin Tarantino, American director and producer (1963) | |
Pauley Perrette, American actress (1969) | |
Mariah Carey, American singer (1970) | |
Fergie, American singer (Black Eyed Peas) (1975) | |
Ben Franks, New Zealand All Black rugby player (1984) | |
Luís Cláudio Carvalho da Silva (Cláudio), Brazilian footballer (1987) |
They left us one 27 March
Edgar Quinet, French historian (1875) | |
Youri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut (1968) | |
Renato Salvatori, Italian actor (1988) | |
Dudley Moore, English actor (2002) | |
Billy Wilder, American director (2002) | |
Daniel Ceccaldi, French actor (2003) |
Tip of the Day : 27 March
HangoverFor hangover, in a tall glass mix one spoon of baking soda, lemon juice, an aspirin or paracetamol effervescent, a little sugar and fresh water. |
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