On this day in sports: April 27

1. 1993 Most of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal. Source
2. 1993 Thirty people died, including players and staff of the Zambia football team and the crew, in a plane crash en route to play a World Cup qualifying match against Senegal. Source
3. 2012 Died: Bill Skowron, American baseball player (born 1930) Source
4. 2014 Died: Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (born 1935) Source
5. 2015 Died: Verne Gagne, American football player, wrestler, and trainer (born 1926) Source

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