What Happened on August 27, 2006

Historical Events

Emmy Awards

58th Emmy Awards: 24, The Office, Kiefer Sutherland & Mariska Hargitay win

Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, bound for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia killing 49 of 50 on board

Sports History

The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Reserve Vineyards & GC: Eduardo Romero of Argentina wins first of 2 Champions Tour majors with birdie on 1st playoff hole against Lonnie Nielsen

Events in 2006

Famous Deaths

Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian film director (b. 1922)
Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (Napalm Death), dies of liver failure at 37
Maria Capovilla, oldest woman alive from 2004-2006 (b. 1889)

Died in 2006 2006 Highlights