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'''The 27 List''' | '''The 27 List''' | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
- | * [[January]] [[27]], 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, | + | * [[January]] [[27]], 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer |
- | * [[July]] [[27]], 1957 - Bill Engvall, | + | * [[July]] [[27]], 1957 - Bill Engvall, American comedian |
- | * [[December]] [[27]], 1966 - Bill Goldberg, | + | * [[December]] [[27]], 1966 - Bill Goldberg, American football player and professional wrestler |
- | * [[July]] [[27]], 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, | + | * [[July]] [[27]], 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player |
- | * [[September]] [[27]], 1984 - Avril Lavigne, | + | * [[September]] [[27]], 1984 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter |
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
- | * | + | *September 27, 1777 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the capital of the United States, for one day. |
- | * | + | *December 27, 1979 - The Soviet Union seizes control of Afghanistan. |
- | * | + | *August 27, 1993 - The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo's Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed. |
- | * | + | *September 27, 1998 - [[Google]] is launched. |
==In Music== | ==In Music== | ||
- | * The age in years at which many famous rock/blues musicians died, often referred to as the [[27 Club]]. | + | *The age in years at which many famous rock/blues musicians died, often referred to as the [[27 Club]]. |
- | * The punk rock band Lagwagon has a song entitled Twenty Seven on their album Double Plaidinum | + | *The punk rock band Lagwagon has a song entitled Twenty Seven on their album Double Plaidinum |
- | * The punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder released a song entitled | + | *The punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder released a song entitled 27 on their album Shoot the Moon |
- | * A number which American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic hides somewhere in many of his songs and videos. | + | *A number which American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic hides somewhere in many of his songs and videos. |
- | * The number of completed, numbered piano concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. | + | *The number of completed, numbered piano concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. |
==Other Places== | ==Other Places== | ||
- | * There are a total of 27 books in the New Testament. | + | *There are a total of 27 books in the New Testament. |
- | * The code for international direct-dial phone calls to South Africa. | + | *The code for international direct-dial phone calls to South Africa. |
- | * The current number of Amendments to the United States Constitution. | + | *The current number of Amendments to the United States Constitution. |
- | * The total number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet (22 regular letters and 5 final consonants). | + | *The total number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet (22 regular letters and 5 final consonants). |
- | * The number of letters in the Spanish alphabet. | + | *The number of letters in the Spanish alphabet. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[27]] | * [[27]] | ||
[[Category: Numbers]] | [[Category: Numbers]] |