Question: What person, buried on December 27, 1977, inspired Michael Jackson to become a singer?
Answer(s):
answer: Charlie Chaplin

SPARQL query:
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SELECT DISTINCT ?x
WHERE {
FILTER (?x != ns:m.09889g)
FILTER (!isLiteral(?x) OR lang(?x) = '' OR langMatches(lang(?x), 'en'))
ns:m.09889g ns:influence.influence_node.influenced_by ?x .
?x ns:people.deceased_person.date_of_burial "1977-12-27"^^xsd:dateTime . 
}