This is our day guide for Thursday August 27th 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 August 27th 2015
Regional
India (regional): First Onam
Onam lasts 10 days with official state holidays on three or four days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the Third Onam DayPublic sector only
USA (regional): Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
Marks the birthday of Lyndon Baines JohnsonGo to Today | August 28th 2015
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| General Information for August 27th 2015 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 239 of 2015 | |
| 126 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 35 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Moldova declares independence from the USSR. | |
| 1979 - A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British retired admiral Lord Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Shortly after, 18 British Army soldiers are killed in an ambush near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. | |
| 1957 - Malaysia's constitution comes into force. | |
| 1896 - The Anglo-Zanzibar War, notable for the bizarre reason that it lasts just 38 minutes, is fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar between 9.02 and 9.40 local time. |
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