Day Guide for Thursday August 27th 2020 What are the holidays on August 27th 2020?

This is our day guide for Thursday August 27th 2020 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 2020

Moldova: Independence Day

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

Regional

Nigeria (regional): Public Holiday

Jigawa State Government has declared Tuesday, 27th August 2020 a public holiday in commemoration of the 29th Anniversary of the Creation of the State

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 2020
There are 3 public holidays today.
Day 240 of 2020
126 days left in 2020
Week 35 of the year
On this Day in History
1992 - Super Mario Kart is released in Japan for the Super Famicom, which starts the entire Mario Kart series.
1939 - First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
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.
1859 - Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.