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February 27, 2001

On February 27, 2001, loganair Flight 670A crashes while attempting to make a water landing in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The year's #1 song was "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse. Manuel Ugarte, Neco Williams, Jalen Williams would arrive in the same year.

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2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade.

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On February 27, 2001

  1. 2001 Loganair Flight 670A crashes while attempting to make a water landing in the Firth of Forth in Scotland.

    2001 aviation accident in Scotland

    Loganair Flight 670A (LC670A) was a scheduled cargo flight for Royal Mail from Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport, Scotland to Belfast International Airport. On 27 February 2001, the Short 360 operating the flight ditched in the Firth of Forth off Edinburgh at around 17:30 local time; the two crewmembers' bodies were found in the wreckage a few hours after the accident.

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Manuel Ugarte 2001– Uruguayan footballer
Neco Williams 2001– Welsh footballer
Jalen Williams 2001– American basketball player
Shanti Dope 2001– Filipino rapper
Shin Ryujin 2001– South Korean rapper, singer and dancer
Violette Dorange 2001– French Professional Round the World Sailor

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