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 1991Regional
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 StatePublic sector only
USA (regional): Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
Marks the birthday of Lyndon Baines JohnsonObservances on August 27th 2020
USA: National Just Because Day
Sometimes we don't need a reason to celebrate a day, everyday is special, just because...
USA: National Pots De Creme Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pots De Creme Day
United Kingdom: National Burger Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Burger Day
International: The Duchess who wasn't Day
August 27 is "The Duchess Who Wasn't" day, which celebrates the life of Irish author Margaret Wolfe Hungerford.
USA: National Petroleum Day
For better or worse, the commercial utilization of oil has changed all our lives.
International: International Boxing Day
International Boxing Day is the perfect day to get in the ring and show your skills!August 26th 2020 | Go to Today | August 28th 2020
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| General Information for August 27th 2020 | |
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| 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 | |
| 1991 - Moldova declares independence from the USSR. | |
| 1979 - A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British retired admiral Lord Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Shortly after, 18 British Army soldiers are killed in an ambush near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. | |
| 1859 - Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. | |
| Every year - Feast day of Saint Monica, the Patron Saint of alcoholics. |
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