| General Information for March 27th 2017 |
| There are 3 public holidays today. |
| Day 86 of 2017 |
| 279 days left in 2017 |
| Week 13 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 2002 - Billy Wilder, the US film director, dies (born 1906). |
| 2002 - Dudley Moore, the British musician, comedian and actor, dies (b. 1935). |
| 1970 - Singer/Songwriter Mariah Carey is born in Long Island, New York. |
| 1963 - The highly controversial Dr Beeching Report proposes massive cuts to Britain's railway network, with up to a quarter destined to go. |