This is our day guide for Saturday July 27th 2024 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?
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General Information for July 27th 2024 | |
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There are 2 public holidays today. | |
Day 209 of 2024 | |
157 days left in 2024 | |
Week 30 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1996 - Centennial Olympic Park bombing: In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. One woman (Alice Hawthorne) is killed, and a cameraman suffers a heart attack fleeing the scene. One hundred eleven are injured. | |
1990 - The Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Republic declares independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. Until 1996 the day is celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus; after a referendum held that year the celebration of independence is moved to June 3. | |
1929 - The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations. | |
1549 - The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan. |