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Events on Wednesday 27 June 2001 2
1914 – 2001Tove JanssonCreator of MoominsAuthor and artist who created the Moomins, a globally recognized Finnish cultural icon.
1925 – 2001Jack Lemmon (1925-2001)Died 27 June 2001, aged 76Lemmon was an actor equally at home in comedy and drama, winning Oscars for Mister Roberts and Save the Tiger. He starred in Some Like It Hot, The Apartment and The Odd Couple, often for the director Billy Wilder and in a long partnership with Walter Matthau. He was known for playing harried everymen.