10 National Days to Celebrate on April 15, 2027

Purple Up! Day

April 15, 2027 celebrates Purple Up! Day, plus 9 more. During the Month of the Military Child, Purple Up! Day on April 15th recognizes some of the military's most unsung heroes - their children. The day encourages everyone to wear purple representing all branches of the military and showing unity with each other.

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Get To Know Your Customers Day

Get to Know Your Customers Day reminds businesses to reach out to patrons and get to know them better. The day is observed annually on the third Thursday of each quarter (January, April, July, October).

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National Titanic Remembrance Day

On April 15th, National Titanic Remembrance Day remembers the lives lost when the Titanic sank into the North Atlantic's icy waters in 1912. We remember the more than 1,500 people who died that day.

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Jackie Robinson Day

Each year on April 15, we honor Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson. On this day in 1947, Robinson made his historic debut when he took the field with the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball history. On Jackie Robinson Day, we not only celebrate one of the greatest baseball players of all time but also remember the legacy he left behind of courage, equality, and standing tall in the face of injustice.

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National High Five Day

Each year on the third Thursday in April, we observe National High Five Day. This is a fun day where you can “High Five” everyone that you see.

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National Glazed Spiral Ham Day

National Glazed Spiral Ham Day on April 15th each year celebrates an innovative and delicious food. This gourmet-looking dish often found at a holiday feast, originated in the basement of Harry J. Hoenselaar.

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Historical Events on April 15

Events that occurred on April 15 throughout history

1841

Chief Menominee dies in Kansas a year after his removal

Chief Menominee dies in Kansas a year after his removal from an Indiana reservation. The chief and religious leader of the Potawatomi tribe on a reservation near Plymouth, Indiana, Menominee, refused to willingly give up lands in 1838 as part of the 1836 Treaty of Yellow River. Indiana Troops forcefully removed the village to land in Kansas, during which 42 members of the tribe died. The removal of the Potawatomi Tribe became known as the Trail of Death.

April 15, 1841

1865

President Abraham Lincoln dies of his wound to the head

President Abraham Lincoln dies of his wound to the head. Vice President Andrew Johnson took the oath of office at Kirkwood House from Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase.

April 15, 1865

1912

Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg

Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg. More than 1,500 people lose their lives in the icy seas.

April 15, 1912

1924

The United States mapmaker, Rand McNally, publishes its

The United States mapmaker, Rand McNally, publishes its first edition of the Rand McNally Auto Chum. It would later be renamed Rand McNally Road Atlas. At the time, the book of maps contained no numbered roads and included no index. April 15th Celebrated Birthdays

April 15, 1924