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27 April 2024
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
2012 - Unknown perpetrators carried out a series of four bombings in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.2012 explosions in Ukraine
Anniversary
2011 - During the most active day of the 2011 Super Outbreak 218 tornadoes killed 317 people across 16 U.S. states.Largest tornado outbreak in recorded history
Anniversary
2005 - The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France.European wide-body airliner
Anniversary
1997 - American spree killer Andrew Cunanan murdered Jeffrey Trail, a former friend and a Gulf War veteran, who became the first victim of Cunanan's killing spree.American spree killer (1969–1997)
Anniversary
1993 - Thirty people died, including players and staff of the Zambia football team and the crew, in a plane crash en route to play a World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.Historical events
History
2026 - A train crash kills at least 15 people and injures 84 others near Jakarta, Indonesia.Train collision in West Java, Indonesia
History
2018 - The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.2018 peace and denuclearisation agreement between North and South Korea
History
2012 - At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.2012 explosions in Ukraine
History
2011 - The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Two hundred five tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.Largest tornado outbreak in recorded history
History
2007 - Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.Country in Northern Europe
History
2007 - Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.Country in West Asia
History
2006 - Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
History
2005 - Airbus A380 aircraft has its maiden test flight.European wide-body airliner
History
1994 - South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.This marked the end of Apartheid.First South African election held under nonracial, universal suffrage
History
1993 - Most of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.Notable births
Born
2004 - Arch Manning, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2004)
Born
2003 - Xavier Worthy, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2003)
Born
1999 - Peter Hola, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Born
1997 - Jesse Ramien, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Born
1995 - Nick Kyrgios, Australian tennis playerAustralian tennis player (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Jiggly Caliente, Filipino-American drag performer, singer and actress (born 1980)Filipino-American drag performer (1980–2025)
Died
2024 - C. J. Sansom, British author (born 1952)British author of crime fiction (1952–2024)
Died
2023 - Jerry Springer, American politician and actor (born 1944)American TV personality and politician (1944–2023)
Died
2022 - Liao Guoxun, Chinese politician (born 1963)Chinese politician (1963–2022)
Died
2017 - Vinod Khanna, Indian actor, producer and politician (born 1946)Indian film actor, director and politician (1946-2017)
Died
2017 - Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1938)Japanese sumo wrestler (1938–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
84.5% illuminated
Lunar age: 18.6 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
7.71 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
18.27 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.