Day Guide for Monday August 27th 2018 What are the holidays on August 27th 2018?

This is our day guide for Monday August 27th 2018 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 2018

International: Late Summer Bank Holiday

Last Monday in August following the Bank Holiday date observed in England

Regional

India (regional): Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti

A state holiday in Kerala to mark the birthday of a notable Keralite social reformer who was born on this day in 1855.

Moldova: Independence Day

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

Namibia: Heroes Day

Commemorates the Namibian War of Independence which began on 26 August 1966

Regional

Nepal (regional): Gaijatra

This is a Hindu festival that honours those who have died during the past year.

Regional

Nigeria (regional): Public Holiday

Jigawa State Government has declared Monday, 27th August 2018 a public holiday in commemoration of the 27th Anniversary of the Creation of the State

Papua New Guinea: National Repentance Day

Intended to be marked by prayer ceremonies across the country to ask for forgiveness for wrongs

Philippines: National Heroes' Day

Celebrated on the last Monday in August, this holiday was established to honour the efforts of all national heroes

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 2018
There are 9 public holidays today.
Day 239 of 2018
126 days left in 2018
Week 35 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.
1859 - Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
1828 - Uruguay is formally proclaimed independent at preliminary peace talks brokered by the United Kingdom between Brazil and Argentina during the Cisplatine War.
1798 - Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht.