27 List
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'''The 27 List''' | '''The 27 List''' | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| - | *January 27, 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | + | * [[January]] [[27]], 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, [[Australia|Austrian]] composer |
| + | * [[July]] [[27]], 1957 - Bill Engvall, [[United States|American]] comedian | ||
| + | * [[December]] [[27]], 1966 - Bill Goldberg, [[United States|American]] football player and professional wrestler | ||
| + | * [[July]] [[27]], 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, [[United States|American]] baseball player | ||
| + | * [[September]] [[27]], 1984 - Avril Lavigne, [[Eastern Canada|Canadian]] singer-songwriter | ||
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| + | ==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 27 on their album Shoot the Moon | + | * 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== | ||
| + | * [[27]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Numbers]] | ||
Current revision as of 23:52, 22 September 2008
The 27 List
Contents |
[edit] Births
- January 27, 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer
- July 27, 1957 - Bill Engvall, American comedian
- December 27, 1966 - Bill Goldberg, American football player and professional wrestler
- July 27, 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player
- September 27, 1984 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter
[edit] 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.
[edit] In Music
- 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 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.
- The number of completed, numbered piano concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
[edit] Other Places
- There are a total of 27 books in the New Testament.
- The code for international direct-dial phone calls to South Africa.
- 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 number of letters in the Spanish alphabet.
