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What are the important events that happened on April 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 27: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 27 is the 118th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 248 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 14, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 476,160 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectadecaoctagon’ day.
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.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 277 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,145 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 27 Historical Events
- 1865 –The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700, most of whom are Union survivors of the Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons.
- 1904 –The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson.
- 1953 –Operation Moolah is initiated by General Mark W. Clark against Communist pilots.
- 1977 –28 people are killed in the Guatemala City air disaster.
- 1996 –The 1996 Lebanon war ends.
Who were born on April 27?
- 1957 –Eric Bristow, English darts player
- 1957 –Michel Barrette, Canadian actor and stand-up comedian
- 1973 –Andre Gower, American actor
- 1976 –Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
- 1994 –Elmo Magalona, Filipino singer and actor
Who died on April 27?
- 1530 –Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (b. 1458)
- 1656 –Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter (b. 1596)
- 1882 –Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist (b. 1803)
- 2002 –George Alec Effinger, American author (b. 1947)
- 2006 –Julia Thorne, ex-wife of John Kerry (b. 1944)
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