9 National Days to Celebrate on April 9, 2027

National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for April 9, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.

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National Unicorn Day

By Average Amy Monette

April 9, 2027 celebrates National Unicorn Day, plus 8 more.

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National Day of Silence in April each year is a student-led movement to protest bullying and harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students and those who support them. The Day of Silence brings awareness and illustrates to the schools and the colleges how intimidation, name-calling, and general bullying have a silencing effect. Participating students take a day-long vow of silence.

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National Donate Life Blue & Green Day

National Donate Life Blue & Green Day, observed annually in April, encourages us to wear blue and green to raise awareness about organ donation.

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National Chicken Little Awareness Day

The sky is falling on April 9 because it's National Chicken Little Awareness Day! This quirky day celebrates the world’s most famous alarmist—a folk tale character who constantly thinks the world is coming to an end. Whether you’re a "glass-half-empty" kind of person or you just enjoy a good overreaction, today is your day to embrace the panic (and then hopefully laugh it off).

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Historical Events on April 9

Events that occurred on April 9 throughout history

1959

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NASA Administrator T. Keith Glennan introduces the Mercury 7 to the public. These first seven U.S. astronauts completed the exhaustive testing process that identified them as the fittest and the most ideal to travel into space. The seven astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton.

April 9, 1959