| 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 - Dudley Moore, the British musician, comedian and actor, dies (b. 1935). |
| 1963 - One of the world's foremost controversial independent film makers, Quentin Tarantino, is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. |
| 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. |