| General Information for April 27th 2015 |
| There are 7 public holidays today. |
| Day 117 of 2015 |
| 248 days left in 2015 |
| Week 18 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1986 - The town of Pripyat, lying next door to the Chernobyl Power Station, is evacuated. |
| 1967 - Bolivian President René Barrientos dies in an helicopter crash. |
| 1958 - The doomed third Sputnik satellite is launched - an event referred to in the lyrics of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire'. |
| 1956 - Rocky Marciano announces his retirement from boxing - an event referred to in the lyrics of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire'. |