Religious Observances on September 27

• Jewish: Sukkot II סוכות ב׳

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On This Day in History — September 27

• 2014 — Eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan occurs.
• 2012 — A mass shooting takes place at Accent Signage Systems, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, killing six people, including the gunman who committed suicide, and wounding two others.
• 2008 — CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk while flying on Shenzhou 7.
• 2007 — NASA launches the Dawn probe.
• 2003 — SMART-1 satellite is launched.
• 2001 — Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.

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Notable Births on September 27

• 1998 — Ioana Mincă, Romanian tennis player
• 1994 — Dylan Walker, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 — Lisandro Magallán, Argentinian footballer
• 1993 — Monica Puig, Puerto Rican-American tennis player
• 1993 — Vinnie Sunseri, American football player
• 1992 — Lachlan Burr, Australian rugby league player

Notable Deaths on September 27

• 2017 — Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founder of Playboy Enterprises (b. 1926)
• 2016 — David Hahn, American Boy Scout famous for attempting to build a nuclear reactor in a shed in his backyard (b. 1976)
• 2015 — Syed Ahmed, Indian author and politician, 16th Governor of Manipur (b. 1945)
• 2015 — Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bass player (b. 1940)
• 2015 — Pietro Ingrao, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1915)
• 2015 — Denise Lor, American singer and actress (b. 1929)

Sports on September 27

• College Football: Florida Atlantic Owls @ UL Monroe Warhawks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Tulsa Golden Hurricane @ Arkansas Razorbacks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: San Diego FC @ Austin FC — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: LAFC @ FC Dallas — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: Sporting Kansas City @ Houston Dynamo FC — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: Toronto FC @ Nashville SC — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on September 28

• 🌍 Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day (New Zealand)
• 🌍 Den české státnosti (Czech Republic)
• 🌍 King's Birthday (Australia)
• 🌍 St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Republic)
• 🌍 孔子誕辰紀念日 (Taiwan)

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Religious Observances on September 28

• Jewish: Sukkot III (CH’’M) סוכות ג׳ (חוה״מ)

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On This Day in History — September 28

• 2014 — Hong Kong protests: Benny Tai announces that Occupy Central is launched as Hong Kong's government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters. Hong Kong police resort to tear gas to disperse protesters...
• 2012 — Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port city of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants.
• 2009 — The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, raped, killed, and wounded protesters during a protest rally in a stadium called Stade du 28 Septembre.
• 2008 — SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.
• 2000 — Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
• 1996 — Former president of Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah is tortured and murdered by the Taliban.

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Notable Births on September 28

• 1995 — Jason Williams, English footballer
• 1993 — Jodie Williams, English sprinter
• 1992 — Khem Birch, Canadian professional basketball player
• 1992 — Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer
• 1992 — Kōko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast
• 1990 — Phoenix Battye, Australian rugby player

Notable Deaths on September 28

• 2017 — Daniel Pe'er, Israeli television host and newsreader (b. 1943)
• 2016 — Agnes Nixon, American television writer and director (b. 1922)
• 2016 — Gary Glasberg, American television writer and producer (b. 1966)
• 2016 — Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli statesman and politician, 9th President of Israel (b. 1923)
• 2016 — Gloria Naylor, American novelist (b. 1950)
• 2015 — Alexander Faris, Irish composer and conductor (b. 1921)

Sports on September 28

• NFL: Los Angeles Rams @ Denver Broncos — 00:20 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Dallas Wings @ Golden State Valkyries — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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