Funny Birthday Facts About April 27, 1978
Did you know that April 27, 1978 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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What day were you born on April 27, 1978?
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Countdown to Your 48th Birthday
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What day was April 27, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 47th birthday on Sunday. How was your 47th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
FYI: You are more than 17,000 days old
Did you know that people born on April 27
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,213 Days
2,260 Weeks
565 Months
47 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 319 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17213 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5738 days, which is equivalent to 15.72 years. You spent 33.45% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 48 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 49 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 50 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 51 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 52 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 53 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 54 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 55 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 56 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 57 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for April 27, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on April 27
Diamond is the birthstone for those born on April 27, 1978. It is formed at around 100 miles below the surface of the earth. It is brought to the surface of the Earth by volcanic eruptions that launch it at 20 to 30 mph. People find these diamonds and sell them.
Famous People Born on April 27
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on April 27
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1945 | August Wilson, American author and playwright (d. 2005) |
| 1945 | Helen Hodgman, Scottish-Australian author |
| 1945 | Jack Deverell, English general |
| 1945 | Martin Chivers, English footballer and manager |
| 1945 | Terry Willesee, Australian journalist and television host |
| 1946 | Franz Roth, German footballer |
| 1947 | Ann Peebles, American soul singer-songwriter |
| 1947 | G. K. Butterfield, African-American soldier, lawyer, and politician |
| 1947 | Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003) |
| 1947 | Nick Greiner, Hungarian-Australian politician, 37th Premier of New South Wales |
Famous People Died on April 27
Did you know that on April 27
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Feroz Khan (actor), Indian Actor, Film Director & Producer (b. 1939) |
| 2009 | Frankie Manning, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1914) |
| 2009 | Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean model and actress (b. 1983) |
| 2011 | Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (b. 1935) |
| 2012 | Bill Skowron, American baseball player (b. 1930) |
| 2012 | Daniel E. Boatwright, American soldier and politician (b. 1930) |
| 2013 | Aloysius Jin Luxian, Chinese bishop (b. 1916) |
| 2013 | Antonio Díaz Jurado, Spanish footballer (b. 1969) |
| 2013 | Aída Bortnik, Argentinian screenwriter (b. 1938) |
| 2013 | Jérôme Louis Heldring, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1917) |
Historical Events on April 27
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on April 27
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1945 | World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier. |
| 1945 | World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway. The Lapland War and thus, World War II in Finland, comes to an end and the Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn photograph is taken. |
| 1953 | Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defects with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000. |
| 1967 | Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day. |
| 1976 | Thirty-seven people are killed when American Airlines Flight 625 crashes at Cyril E. King Airport in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. |
| 1978 | John Ehrlichman, a former aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, is released from the Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, Arizona, after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes. |
| 1978 | The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. |
| 1978 | Willow Island disaster: In the deadliest construction accident in United States history, 51 construction workers are killed when a cooling tower under construction collapses at the Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island, West Virginia. |
| 1986 | The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster. |
| 1987 | The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the US, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II. |
Popular Baby Name on April 27, 1978
In 1978, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,157 baby boys were named Michael in 1978. The rest were named Jason, Christopher, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1978 was Jennifer. There were 56,319 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Jessica, Amy and Heather. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1978 there were 4,304,533,599 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 358,711,134. This shows that there were 358,711,134 babies born every month in 1978. It can also be concluded that there are 11,957,038 babies born every day and 8,304 babies born every minute which is mean that 139 babies born every second in the year 1978. Maybe one of them is you.
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