| General Information for April 27th 2018 |
| There are 7 public holidays today. |
| Day 117 of 2018 |
| 248 days left in 2018 |
| Week 17 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 2006 - Construction work begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City. |
| 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 - Apollo 16 splashes down. |
| 1947 - Declared 'Babe Ruth Day' across the USA and Japan. |