This is our day guide for Wednesday April 27th 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 27th 2016
Netherlands: King's Birthday
Officially commemorates the birthday of King Willem-Alexander who was born on 27 April 1967.
Portugal: Easter
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.
Slovenia: Resistance Day
This holiday commemorates the establishment of the Liberation Front, an organisation that spearheaded the resistance movement against the occupying forces during the second world war.
South Africa: Freedom Day
Celebrates freedom and commemorates the first democratic post-apartheid non-racial elections held on April 27th 1994, which saw Nelson Mandela elected as President| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 27th 2016 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 118 of 2016 | |
| 248 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 17 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1993 - All of the Zambian naional football team die in an air crash, when their Zambian Air Force de Havilland Buffalo crashes near Libreville, Gabon, after an engine starts to burn. | |
| 1972 - Vietnam War peace talks resume in Paris. | |
| 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'. |
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