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March 27: Day of the Week
March 27, 2024 was the 87th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 279 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
March 27 Historical Event(s)
196 BC
Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt.
1625
Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.
1814
War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
1851
First reported sighting of the Yosemite Valley by Europeans.
1871
The first international rugby football match, England v. Scotland, is played in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
1886
Famous Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
1918
Moldova and Bessarabia join Romania.
1975
Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
1977
Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). 61 survived on the Pan Am flight.
2002
Passover Massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 29 people partaking of the Passover meal in Netanya, Israel.
Who were born on March 27?
1416
Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (d. 1480)
1912
James Callaghan, British politician (d. 2005)
1914
Budd Schulberg, American screenwriter and novelist (d. 2009)
1923
Endo Shusaku, Japanese author (d. 1996)
1960
Hans Pflügler, German footballer
1963
Randall Cunningham, American football player
1970
Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress
1972
Charlie Haas, American professional wrestler
1976
Danny Fortson, American basketball player
1982
Kurara Chibana, Japanese beauty pageant contestant
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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 EUIQICESHY? Check your answers here: Word solver EUIQICESHY. (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)
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