Historical Events
- 1st NHL exhibition game at Nassau Coliseum; NY Rangers beat NY Islanders, 6-4
Famous Birthdays
- Bibian Mentel-Spee, Dutch para-snowboarding athlete (Winter Paralympics gold snowboard cross 2014, 18; banked slalom 2018; 5 x gold World C'ship), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2021)
- Clara Hughes, cyclist (Olympics 2 bronze-96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Craig L. Rice, American Politician
Gwyneth Paltrow (51 years old)
American actress (Pallbearer, Emma, Hard Eight), born in Los Angeles, California
- Laurie Shepard, Cordele, GA, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
- Malachy Loye, cricketer (Northamptonshire & England "A" batsman)
- Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player
Famous Deaths
- S. R. Ranganathan, Indian mathematician (b. 1892)
Died in 1972 1972 Highlights
About September 27, 1972
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 51 years and 7 months
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis
#1 Song: How Can I Be Sure - David Cassidy
