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April 27: Day of the Week
April 27, 2024 was the 118th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 248 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.
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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)
1509
Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.
1565
Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
1650
The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army invades mainland Scotland from Orkney Island but is defeated by a Covenanter army.
1749
First performance of Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks in Green Park, London.
1805
First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The “shores of Tripoli” part of the Marines’ hymn).
1840
Foundation stone for new Palace of Westminster, London, is laid by wife of Sir Charles Barry.
1909
Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
1911
Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
1974
10,000 march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of US President Richard Nixon
2002
The last successful telemetry from the NASA space probe Pioneer 10.
Who were born on April 27?
1862
Rudolph Schildkraut, Turkish-born American actor (d. 1930)
1894
Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian-born musicologist and composer (d. 1995)
1904
Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet and writer (d. 1972)
1952
Ari Vatanen, Finnish rally driver
1956
Bryan Harvey, American musician (d. 2006)
1962
James LeGros, American actor
1976
Faisal Saif, Indian filmmaker
1984
Daniel Holdsworth, Australian rugby player
1988
Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player
1994
Elmo Magalona, Filipino singer and actor
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