Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for April 27, 2021
Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
On This Day
- Tell A Story Day
- 1509: Pope Julius II excommunicated the entire Italian state of Venice
- 1838: Fire destroyed half of Charleston, South Carolina
- 1861: US President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus during the US Civil War
- 1881: Pogroms against Russian Jews started in Elisabethgrad
- 1942: Belgian Jews were forced to wear stars
- 1942: A tornado destroyed Pryor, Oklahoma, killing 100 and injuring 300
- 1960: Togo declared independence from French administration
- 1961: Sierra Leone declared independence from the UK
- 1968: The Congress of Political Party Radicals (PPR) formed in the Netherlands
Weekly Holidays and Observances including April 27, 2021
- n/a
April Monthly Holidays and Observances
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- Arab American Heritage Month
- Celebrate Diversity Month
- Community Service Month
- Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Month
- International Amateur Radio Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
- Physical Wellness Month
- Ramadan (Evening of April 12 – Evening of May 11)
