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March 27, 1961

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Notable Births

Ellery Hanley

1961Ellery Hanley, English rugby league player and coach[†]

Cuthwyn Ellery Hanley is an English former rugby league player and coach. Over a nineteen-year professional career (1978–1997), he played for Bradford Northern, Wigan, Balmain, Western Suburbs and Leeds. He won 36 caps for Great Britain, captaining the team from 1988 to 1992, and 2 for England. Nicknamed 'Mr Magic' and 'The Black Pearl', he played most often as a stand-off or loose forward after starting out as a centre or wing.

Tony Rominger

1961Tony Rominger, Swiss professional cyclist[†]

Tony Rominger is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995.

Historical Context for March 27, 1961

In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]