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27 March 2029
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Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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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
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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 Gibbous
92.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 12.2 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
7.11 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Virgo
0.31 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.