September 27, 1998 Core States Betsy King Golf Classic September 27, 1996 Balt Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck September 27, 1996 Mohammed Najibullah, politician, dies at 55 September 27, 1996 Najibullah, President of Afghanistan Democratic Party (1986-90), executed September 27, 1995 Christopher Shaw, composer pianist/critic, dies at 71 September 27, 1994 Gerald Bledsoe, DJ (Soul Alive, WWRL), dies of heart attack at 51 September 27, 1994 Guiseppe Martelli, physicist, dies at 71 September 27, 1994 Ruth Niehaus, dies September 27, 1993 Actor Daniel Day Lewis pleads guilty to speeding charges September 27, 1993 Andrei Solovyiov, Russian photographer, dies in battle at 38 September 27, 1993 James H Doolittle, U.S. air force general (Tokyo 1942), dies at 96 September 27, 1992 ASPCA stops Santeria ceremony in Bronx halts sacrifice of 42 animals September 27, 1992 Keith Prentice, U.S. actor (Boys in the Band), dies September 27, 1992 Keith Prentice, U.S. actor (Boys in the Band), dies of cancer at 52 September 27, 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place September 27, 1992 Military transport plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria killing 163 September 27, 1992 Nancy Scranton wins Los Coyotes LPGA Golf Classic September 27, 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title September 27, 1992 Ray Gill, actor (Prelude to a Kiss), dies of AIDS at 42 September 27, 1992 Seattle's Randy Johnson ties AL record for lefties with 18 strike outs