This is our day guide for Wednesday April 5th 2023 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 5th 2023
International: Tomb-Sweeping Day
Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.Public sector only
Costa Rica: Holy Week Holiday
Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourismPublic sector only
Honduras: Holy Week Holiday
Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourismRegional
India (regional): Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Birthday of an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar
North Korea: Chungmyung Day
Chungmyung Day marks the passing of the worst of winter and is a day for tidying up graves and doing home repairs that winter prohibited
Sri Lanka: Bak Full Moon Poya
Celebrates Buddha's second visit to Sri Lanka to make peace between two warring local chiefs, who were also uncle and nephewPublic sector only
Uruguay: Bank Holiday
Tourism week is the name for the five days of Easter week holidays in UruguayPublic sector only
Venezuela: Holy Week Holiday
Public sector holiday in the run up to EasterObservances on April 5th 2023
USA: National Caramel Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Caramel Day
USA: National Deep Dish Pizza Day
Though associated with Chicago, the deep-dish pizza originated during the 17th century in Sicily.
USA: National Go For Broke Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Go For Broke Day
USA: National Raisin and Spice Bar Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Raisin and Spice Bar Day.
USA: National Read a Road Map Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Read a Road Map Day
United Nations: International Day of Conscience
A United Nations day that promotes a Culture of Peace with Love and Conscience.
USA: National Walking Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Walking Day
International: Passover
Passover (Pesach), is an eight day Jewish holiday that remembers the exodus of the Israelites from EgyptApril 4th 2023 | Go to Today | April 6th 2023
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| General Information for April 5th 2023 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 95 of 2023 | |
| 270 days left in 2023 | |
| Week 14 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to jail for conspiring to steal secrets about the atomic bomb - a historical moment documented in the song 'We Didn't Start the Fire'. | |
| 1904 - The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England. | |
| 1841 - William Henry Harrison, 9th US President, dies of a pneumonia he contracted during his inaugural speech 32 days earlier. | |
| 1815 - People around the world learn the name 'Tambora' - the greatest volcanic eruption in recorded history. |
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