27 List
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*September 27, 1984 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter | *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. | + | *September 27, 1777 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the capital of the United States, for one day. |
| - | September 27, 1998 - [[Google]] is launched. | + | *December 27, 1979 - The Soviet Union seizes control of Afghanistan. |
| + | *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]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:15, 20 March 2008
The 27 List
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Births
- January 27, 1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer
- July 27, 1957 - Bill Engvall, American comedian
- December 17, 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.
- 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.
