What happend on 27th September

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28.09
1986

Cliff Burton, bassist for Metallica, dies after being crushed by the band's tour bus during their European tour.

1983

Richard Stallman announces the GNU project to develop a free Unix-like operating system.

1980

Marvin Hagler defeats Alan Minter to claim boxing's world Middleweight championship in London. They have to be escorted away by police after a riot forms.

1979

The United States Department of Education receives final approval from the U.S. Congress to become the 13th US Cabinet agency.

1968

The stage musical, "Hair", opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, where it played 1,998 performances until closure was forced by the roof collapsing in July, 1973.

1964

The Warren Commission releases its report, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

1959

Nearly 5000 people die on the main Japanese island of Honshu as the result of a typhoon.

1954

The nationwide debut of Tonight! (The Tonight Show) hosted by Steve Allen on NBC.

1949

The first Plenary Session of the National People's Congress approves the design of the Flag of the People's Republic of China.

1942

Glenn Miller and his Orchestra perform for the last time before Miller enters the US Army.