27 List
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| - | *January 27, 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer | + | * [[January]] [[27]], 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer |
| - | *July 27, 1957 - Bill Engvall, American comedian | + | * [[July]] [[27]], 1957 - Bill Engvall, American comedian |
| - | *December | + | * [[December]] [[27]], 1966 - Bill Goldberg, American football player and professional wrestler |
| - | *July 27, 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player | + | * [[July]] [[27]], 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player |
| - | *September 27, 1984 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter | + | * [[September]] [[27]], 1984 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter |
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*September 27, 1777 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the capital of the United States, for one day. | *September 27, 1777 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the capital of the United States, for one day. | ||
Revision as of 23:50, 22 September 2008
The 27 List
Contents |
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
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
- 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.
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.
