April 27th 2024 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Christian feast days:
  • Anthimus of Nicomedia
  • Assicus
  • Floribert of Liège
  • John of Constantinople
  • Liberalis of Treviso
  • Pollio
  • Virgin of Montserrat
  • Zita
  • Origen Adamantius
  • April 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Day of Russian Parliamentarism (Russia)
• Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces (Slovenia)
• Flag Day (Moldova)
• Freedom Day (South Africa)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Sierra Leone from United Kingdom in 1961.
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Togo from France in 1960.
• King's Day (Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) (celebrated on April 26 if April 27 falls on a Sunday)
• National Veterans' Day (Finland)

 

Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)

Autism Super Mom Day

Babe Ruth Day

Bob Wills Day

Eeyore’s Birthday

Free Feral Cat Spay Day

Independent Bookstore Day

International Donor Conception Awareness Day

International Marconi Day

International Sculpture Day

Koningsdag

Lapu Lapu Day

Marine Mammal Rescue Day

Matanzas Mule Day

Morse Code Day

National Alicia Day

National Day of Puppetry

National Devil Dog Day

National Go Birding Day

National Kiss of Hope Day

National Little Pampered Dog Day

National Patricia Day

National Pneumatics Day

National Pool Opening Day

National Prime Rib Day

National Rebuilding Day

National Sense of Smell Day

National Tell A Story Day

Order of National Artist

Save the Frogs Day

Teach Children To Save Day

Woody Woodpecker Day

World Design Day

World Healing Day

World Tai Chi and Qigong Day

World Tapir Day

World Veterinary Day

National First Ladies Day

National Gummi Bear Day

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

 

Patrick Stump’s Birthday

Melinda Melrose’s Birthday

Lizzo’s Birthday

Ulysses S. Grant

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A neighborhood photography studio offered a special that few could resist.

The sign read, "Now Shooting Seniors for Free."

 

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One diagnostic-imaging center claims that its high-tech medical procedures are second to none.

The center's newspaper advertisement proclaimed,

CT Colonoscopy: No Scope, No Sedation, No Recovery.

 

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During his fourth week of basic training, my grandson was able to make a brief phone call to me. He said he was attending church on base every week, which I was pleased to hear.

"Everyone goes to church here," he added. "It's the only place we don't get yelled at."

 

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How come married women are heavier than single women?

A single woman goes home, sees what's in the fridge, and goes to bed. A married woman sees what's in bed and goes to the fridge.

 

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When my ex-Marine father-in-law was at my house, our six-year-old neighbor came by to play with my kids.

I asked her if she knew who he was. She looked up at him with her big blue eyes and said, "I don't remember what his name is, but I know he used to be a submarine."

 

 

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