This is our day guide for Thursday April 7th 2016 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 7th 2016
Mozambique: Women's Day
Marks the anniversary of Josina Machel's death in 1971. Josina was a key figure in the struggle for emancipation of African women.
Rwanda: Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day
On April 7th, the Genocide Memorial Day public holiday in Rwanda memorialises victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.Regional
Switzerland (regional): Näfelser Fahrt
Marks a pilgrimage to the site of a battle with the Habsburgs in 1388
Tanzania: Karume Day
Commemorates the assassination of Zanzibari President Abeid Karume in 1972| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 7th 2016 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 98 of 2016 | |
| 268 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 14 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1983 - Astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first space shuttle spacewalk. | |
| 1967 - A Peace Parade in Fifth Avenue, New York, protests against the war in Vietnam. | |
| 1961 - An injured Soviet air force pilot is hospitalised, kick-starting unsubstantiated rumours regarding the first manned space flight. | |
| 1827 - English chemist John Walker sells the first friction match. |
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