March 27th (1980) was a Thursday. It's the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 279 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 27th March, 1980
» The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland (platform) called Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212.
» Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from Nelson Bunker Hunt e.g the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, led to panic on commodity and futures exchanges.
Famous Birthdays on March 27 in 1980
» Wilfred Bamnjo, Cameroonian footballer
» Cesare Cremonini (singer-songwriter) or Cesare Cremonini, Italian singer-songwriter and actor (Lùnapop)
» Nicolas Duvauchelle, French actor
» Sean Ryan (American football) known as Sean Ryan, American football player
» Michaela Paštiková, Czech tennis player
» Terese Pedersen, Norwegian handball player
» Greg Puciato, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Error (band) called Error, and Soulfly)
» Basil Shaaban, Lebanese race car driver
March 27th Holidays in History
» Armed Forces Day or 'Public holidays in Burma or Tatmadaw nei' (Burma)
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Alexander, a Pannonian soldier, martyred in 3rd century.
» Amador of Portugal
» Augusta of Treviso
» Charles Henry Brent (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Archbishop of Armagh Pre-Reformation archbishops or Gelasius
» John of Egypt
» Philetus named Philetus and companies
» Romulus of Nîmes, a Benedictine abbot, martyred c. 730.