Day Guide for Thursday April 27th 2017 What are the holidays on April 27th 2017?

This is our day guide for Thursday April 27th 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 27th 2017

Regional

India (regional): Tithi of Damodar Deva

Sri Damodar Dev was a famous religious preacher in the Vaishnavite movement of Assam

Kuwait: Isra'a Wal Miraj

Isra and Mi'raj marks the Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and the ascent into heaven

Netherlands: King's Birthday

Officially commemorates the birthday of King Willem-Alexander who was born on 27 April 1967.

Public sector only

Philippines (regional): Public Holiday

Declared a non-working holiday for public sector in Metro Manila for the ASEAN Summit

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

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General Information for April 27th 2017
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 117 of 2017
248 days left in 2017
Week 17 of the year
On this Day in History
2002 - Musician, Comedian and Actor Dudley Moore dies in his home in New Jersey.
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'.