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27 March 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2023 - Forty people are killed in a fire at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.2023 fire in Mexico
Anniversary
2022 - At the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage resulting in Smith being expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and banned from its events for ten years.Award ceremony for films of 2021
Anniversary
2020 - North Macedonia became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).Bilateral relations
Anniversary
2015 - Himeji Castle, the largest and most visited Japanese castle, re-opened after five years of restoration work.Japanese castle in Hyōgo Prefecture
Anniversary
2009 - A failure of the dam holding Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Tangerang, Indonesia, caused floods that killed at least 100 people.Indonesian artificial lake in South Tangerang
Historical events
History
2023 - Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.Mass shooting in Tennessee, U.S.
History
2023 - Forty people are killed in a fire at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.2023 fire in Mexico
History
2020 - North Macedonia becomes the 30th member of NATO.Country in Southeast Europe
History
2016 - A suicide blast in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, Lahore claims over 70 lives and leaves almost 300 others injured. The target of the bombing are Christians celebrating Easter.Anti-Christian terrorist attack by the Taliban in Lahore, Pakistan
History
2015 - Al-Shabab militants attack and temporarily occupy a Mogadishu hotel leaving at least 20 people dead.Somalia-based Wahhabi militant group
History
2014 - Philippines signs a peace accord with the largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ending decades of conflict.History
2009 - The dam forming Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, fails, killing at least 99 people.Indonesian artificial lake in South Tangerang
History
2004 - HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander-class frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.22nd Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy
History
2002 - Passover massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 29 people at a Passover seder in Netanya, Israel.2002 Hamas suicide bombing in Israel
History
2002 - Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured.2002 mass shooting in Nanterre, France
Notable births
Born
2002 - Daria Snigur, Ukrainian tennis playerUkrainian tennis player (born 2002)
Born
2000 - Halle Bailey, American singer-songwriter and actressAmerican singer and actress (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Alex O'Connor, English media personalityEnglish podcaster and YouTuber (born 1999)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Henry Lee, Chinese-American forensic scientist (born 1938)Chinese-American forensic scientist (1938–2026)
Died
2025 - Christina McKelvie, Scottish politician (born 1968)Scottish politician (1968–2025)
Died
2024 - Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American author, psychologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)Israeli-American psychologist and economist (1934–2024)
Died
2024 - Joe Lieberman, American politician and lawyer (born 1942)American politician and lawyer (1942–2024)
Died
2018 - Bert Nievera, Filipino-American singer (born 1936)Filipino-American singer and businessman
Died
2016 - Mother Angelica, American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality (born 1923)American nun and founder of EWTN (1923–2016)
Died
2015 - Johnny Helms, American trumpet player, bandleader, and educator (born 1935)Musical artist
Died
2015 - T. Sailo, Indian soldier and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Mizoram (born 1922)Indian military officer and politician
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 5.5 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
6.56 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Gemini
18.57 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.