| General Information for March 27th 2016 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 87 of 2016 |
| 279 days left in 2016 |
| Week 12 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 2002 - Dudley Moore, the British musician, comedian and actor, dies (b. 1935). |
| 2002 - Billy Wilder, the US film director, dies (born 1906). |
| 1963 - The highly controversial Dr Beeching Report proposes massive cuts to Britain's railway network, with up to a quarter destined to go. |
| 1794 - President George Washington signs a significant bill in shipping during the Quasi-war Between the United States and France, 1797 - 1800. |