This is our day guide for Sunday April 23rd 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 23rd 2017
Turkiye: National Sovereignty and Children's Day
The holiday commemorates the first opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey at Ankara in 1920
United Arab Emirates: Israa & Miaraj Night
Isra and Mi'raj marks the Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and the ascent into heavenNot a Public Holiday
United Kingdom (regional): St. George's Day
Celebrated annually on April 23rd, as this is the generally accepted date of St. George's death| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 23rd 2017 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 113 of 2017 | |
| 252 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 16 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2003 - All schools in Beijing, China, are closed for two weeks because of the SARS virus. | |
| 1967 - Tenor Saxophonist John Coltrane makes his last recording. | |
| 1858 - Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, the reluctant revolutionary of quantum mechanics, is born in Kiel, Germany. | |
| 1564 - Birthdate of William Shakespeare. He would die on the same day 52 years later. |
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