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| September 27th |
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| About September 27th is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 95 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. September 27th is World Tourism Day. Births 1722 - Samuel Adams, statesman, philosopher, U.S. Founding Father 1772 - Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson 1803 - Samuel Francis Du Pont, famed American naval officer 1824 - William "Bull" Nelson, American Civil War general 1830 - William Babcock Hazen, American Civil War general 1924 - Bud Powell, influential Jazz pianist 1931 - Dick Schaap, sports journalist, broadcaster 1942 - Dith Pran, photographer, journalist (New York Times) 1947 - Meat Loaf, singer, musician 1972 - Gwyneth Paltrow, actress (Se7en, Shakespeare in Love) 1984 - Avril Lavigne, singer, musician, songwriter Deaths 1921 - Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer (Hänsel und Gretel) 1998 - Doak Walker, Hall of Fame running back, kicker Events 1930 - Bobby Jones won his fourth major golf tournament of the year becoming the first to achieve the "Grand Slam" of golf. 1964 - The Warren Commission releases their report stating that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. |
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