400 Historic Events for August 27
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| 1990 |
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Brewers-Blue Jays game is delayed 35 minutes due to gnats
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| 1990 |
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Rosa Mota wins female marathon (2:31:27)
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| 1990 |
Death |
Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues guitarist, dies in a helicopter crash at 35
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| 1990 |
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WWF Summer Slam-Ultimate Warrior beats Rick Rude
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| 1991 |
Death |
Vince Taylor, [Brian Holden], Brit singer (Brand new Cadillac), dies
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| 1991 |
Death |
Gordon Heath, actor (Sapphire, Staircase, Animal Farm), dies
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| 1991 |
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Moldavia declares independence from USSR
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| 1992 |
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CFL revokes BC Lions franchise
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| 1992 |
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Mets trade David Cone to Toronto for Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson
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| 1993 |
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Yak-40 crashes in Tadzjikistan, 79 killed/1 lives
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| 1993 |
Death |
Bob Verstraete, Dutch actor/screenwriter/director (Alicia), dies at 71
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| 1994 |
Death |
Roberto Goyeneche, [El Polaco], Argentine tango singer (Maria), dies
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| 1994 |
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"Laughter on the 23rd Floor" closes at R Rodgers NYC after 320 perfs
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| 1995 |
Death |
Martin Louis "Marty" Paich, jazz arranger, dies at 70
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| 1995 |
Death |
Dick Bentley, entertainer, dies at 88
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| 1995 |
Death |
Carl Ronald Giles, cartoonist, dies at 78
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| 1995 |
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95th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods
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| 1995 |
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"Arcadia" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC after 204 performances
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| 1995 |
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Worst fire in NY in 80 years ends after 4 days
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| 1995 |
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23rd du Maurier Golf Classic: Jenny Lidback
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| 1996 |
Death |
Abram Games, graphic artist, dies at 82
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| 1996 |
Death |
Alexander Lanusse, military president of Argentina (1971-73), dies
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| 1996 |
Death |
Greg Morris, actor (Mission Impossible), dies at 61
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| 1997 |
Death |
Brandon Tartikoff, TV exec (NBC), dies at 48
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| 1997 |
Death |
Jeep Swenson, actor (Batman and Robin), dies of heart failure at 40
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