This is our day guide for Sunday April 5th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on April 5th 2015
International: Easter (Catholic)
Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
International: Ching Ming Festival
Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.Regional
India (regional): Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Birthday of an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 5th 2015 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 95 of 2015 | |
| 270 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 14 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2008 - US actor Charlton Heston, star of the film Ben-Hur and president of the National Rifle Association, dies (born 1923). | |
| 1904 - The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England. | |
| 1841 - William Henry Harrison, 9th US President, dies of a pneumonia he contracted during his inaugural speech 32 days earlier. | |
| 1815 - People around the world learn the name 'Tambora' - the greatest volcanic eruption in recorded history. |
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