This is our day guide for Wednesday April 26th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on April 26th 2017
Regional
Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Sultan of Terengganu
The current sultan, Mizan Zainal Abidin, is the 17th sultan
Tanzania: Union Day
Union Day is a public holiday in Tanzania on April 26th. It marks Zanzibar and Tanganyika becoming the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964.| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 26th 2017 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 116 of 2017 | |
| 249 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 17 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2007 - Queen's Pier is officially closed by the Hong Kong government, after a bitter struggle by conservationists, to facilitate land reclamation in the Central district. | |
| 1986 - The Chernobyl Disaster takes place on this day. | |
| 1957 - Sir Patrick Moore begins presenting the monthly television series The Sky At Night which is going to make him, and his monocle, famous. | |
| 1953 - Panmunjom peace talks began again - an event referred to in the lyrics of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire'. |
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