This is our day guide for Wednesday April 5th 2017 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 5th 2017
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India (regional): Ram Navami
Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya celebrated on the ninth day of ChaitraRegional
India (regional): Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Birthday of an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 5th 2017 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 95 of 2017 | |
| 270 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 14 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2008 - US actor Charlton Heston, star of the film Ben-Hur and president of the National Rifle Association, dies (born 1923). | |
| 1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to jail for conspiring to steal secrets about the atomic bomb - a historical moment documented in the song 'We Didn't Start the Fire'. | |
| 1904 - The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England. | |
| 1815 - People around the world learn the name 'Tambora' - the greatest volcanic eruption in recorded history. |
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