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April 27: Day of the Week
April 27, 2024 is the 118th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 248 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 27 Historical Event(s)
1865
The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state’s land grant institution.
1865
The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700, most of whom are Union survivors of the Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons.
1909
Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
1941
World War II: The Communist Party of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Socialists, the left-wing Slovene Sokols (also known as “National Democrats”) and a group of progressive intellectuals establish the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People.
1945
World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
1945
World War II: German troops are finally expelled from Finnish Lapland.
1953
Operation Moolah is initiated by General Mark W. Clark against Communist pilots.
1960
Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.
1992
Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
2007
Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.
Who were born on April 27?
1623
Johann Adam Reinken, German organist (d. 1722)
1812
Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (d. 1883)
1853
Jules Lemaître, French critic and dramatist (d. 1914)
1894
George Petty, American pin-up artist (d. 1975)
1922
Jack Klugman, American actor
1922
Martin Gray, Polish-born American writer and Holocaust survivor
1927
Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist; widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. (d. 2006)
1927
Joe Moakley, American politician (d. 2001)
1963
Ruth Glick (aka Rebecca York), US writer.
1989
Emily Rios, American actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters DUXXKBAGE? Check your answers here: Unscramble words DUXXKBAGE. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.