WHAT HAPPENED ON 27. SEPTEMBER
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In Afghanistan, the Taliban capture the capital city Kabul after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah. (27. September 1996)

The Julie N. tanker ship crashes into the Million Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine spilling thousands of gallons of oil. (27. September 1996)

Communications are suddenly lost with the Mars Pathfinder space probe. (27. September 1997)

The Google internet search engine retrospectively claims this as its birthday. (27. September 1998)

The first Olympic Gold Medal ever for Tae Kwon Do was won by Greek athlete Michalis Mouroutsos in men's -58 kg division in Sydney. (27. September 2000)

Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself. (27. September 2001)

Timor-Leste joins the United Nations. (27. September 2002)

Smart 1 satellite is launched. (27. September 2003)

After 162 episodes, Tom and Jerry aired its final episode titled, The Karate Guard. (27. September 2005)

NASA launches the Dawn probe. (27. September 2007)

CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk while flying on Shenzhou 7. (27. September 2008)

A mass shooting takes place at Accent Signage Systems, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, killing 6 people, including the gunman who committed suicide, and wounding 2 others. (27. September 2012)