Day Guide for Sunday August 27th 2017 What are the holidays on August 27th 2017?

This is our day guide for Sunday August 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 August 27th 2017

International: Eid Al Adha Holiday

Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.

Moldova: Independence Day

Marks the Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union on August 27th 1991

Public sector only

USA (regional): Lyndon Baines Johnson Day

Marks the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson

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General Information for August 27th 2017
There are 3 public holidays today.
Day 239 of 2017
126 days left in 2017
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
1921 - The British install the son of Sharif Hussein bin Ali (leader of the Arab Revolt of 1916 against the Ottoman Empire) as King Faisal I of Iraq.
1916 - The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations.
1896 - The Anglo-Zanzibar War, notable for the bizarre reason that it lasts just 38 minutes, is fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar between 9.02 and 9.40 local time.
1883 - The Indonesian volcano Krakatoa enters the final stage of its eruption, with four enormous explosions, followed by a pyroclastic flow, killing about 1,000 people. The final shock waves travel around the Earth as many as seven times, and 30-metre (100ft) tsunamis kill about 36,000 people worldwide. The final explosion is the loudest sound in recorded history, measuring 180 dBSPL some 160km (100 miles) away.