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August 27, 1951

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Notable Births

Buddy Bell

1951Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager[†]

David Gus "Buddy" Bell is an American former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) currently serving as vice president and senior advisor to the general manager for the Cincinnati Reds.

Mack Brown

1951Mack Brown, American football player and coach[†]

William Mack Brown is an American former college football coach. Brown most recently coached at the University of North Carolina, where he had two stints, first from 1988 until 1997, and again from 2019 until his firing at the end of the 2024 season. During his second stint in Chapel Hill, Brown became the North Carolina Tar Heels football program's all-time winningest coach, passing Dick Crum for most wins in program history.

Randall Garrison

1951Randall Garrison, American-Canadian criminologist and politician[†]

Randall C. Garrison is a Canadian politician. Elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 federal election, he represented the electoral district of Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke until 2025 as a member of the New Democratic Party. He served as the party's critic for justice, 2SLGBTQIA+ rights and deputy critic for National Defence.

Historical Context for August 27, 1951

In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]