What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 27, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 27, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for September?

The birthstone for September is sapphire.

What was the moon phase on September 27, 1942?

On September 27, 1942 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on September 27, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on September 27, 1942

Dith Pran

Cambodian photojournalist (1942–2008)

Juma Mwapachu

Tanzanian politician (1942–2025)

Born the same week

Gloria E. Anzaldúa

September 26 · Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004)

Donna Leon

September 28 · American crime novelist (born 1942)

Ian McShane

September 29 · English actor (born 1942)

Felice Gimondi

September 29 · Italian cyclist

What happened that day

WWII: Both the commerce raiding German auxiliary cruiser Stier and American Liberty ship sink, following a gun battle in the South Atlantic. Hilfskreuzer Stier is the only commerce raider to be sunk by a defensively equipped merchant ship.

Also that week

The Holocaust: Nazi official August Frank issues the August Frank memorandum, setting out how the belongings of "evacuated" (i.e. murdered) Jews are to be disposed of.
WWII: Andrée Borrel and Lise de Baissac become the first female SOE agents to be parachuted into occupied France.
British cruiser collides with liner (carrying troops from the United States) off the coast of Donegal and sinks; 338 drown.
WWII: Japanese troopship Lisbon Maru sinks, following a torpedo attack the previous day by submarine off the coast of China; 829 are killed, mostly British prisoners of war who (unknown to the attacker) were being held on board.
The first American-built turbojet aircraft, the Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter prototype, makes its first official flight.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

September 27, 1942 was a Sunday. Someone born on September 27, 1942 is a Libra. Someone born on September 27, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,720 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on September 27

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Stephen Báthory
1533 · King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, – (lived - )
Albert Ellis
1913 · American psychologist

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Questions about September 27, 1942

What day of the week was September 27, 1942?: September 27, 1942 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on September 27, 1942?: Someone born on September 27, 1942 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 27, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 27, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on September 27, 1942?: Someone born on September 27, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,720 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for September?: The birthstone for September is sapphire.
What was the moon phase on September 27, 1942?: On September 27, 1942 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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