This is our day guide for Monday May 17th 2027 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 May 17th 2027
International: Eid Al-Adha
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.
International: Whit Monday
Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
Cayman Islands: Discovery Day
Commemorates the discovery of the Sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman by Christopher Columbus in 1503
DR Congo: Liberation Day
Marks the 1997 coup led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila following the First Congo War
Georgia: Day of Family Purity
A public holiday intended to protect traditional values in this former Soviet republic in the Caucasus.Regional
Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Raja of Perlis
The Raja of Perlis , Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin was born in Arau, Perlis on May 17th 1943
Norway: Constitution Day
Norway's National Day marks the adoption of the Constitution which declared the country as a kingdom independent of Sweden on May 17th 1814.Regional
Portugal (regional): Day of the Azores
Honours Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976.Regional
Spain (regional): Galician Literature Day
This annual celebration of the Galician language and its literature was initiated in 1963May 16th 2027 | Go to Today | May 18th 2027
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| General Information for May 17th 2027 | |
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| There are 9 public holidays today. | |
| Day 137 of 2027 | |
| 228 days left in 2027 | |
| Week 20 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2000 - The number of the famous Mojave Phone Booth is quietly disconnected and the box itself disappears a short time after. | |
| 1973 - The investigation into the Watergate affair is launched. | |
| 1938 - Six people die in a crash on the London Underground when a Circle line train runs into the back of a District line train at Charing Cross, due to a wrongly-wired signal. | |
| 1749 - Vaccine pioneer Edward Jenner is born, a notable day for modern medicine. |
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