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Born on Tuesday October 27, 1942
- Caspar Johannes Schuurbiers, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1943)
- Dorothy Joan Staloch, Faribault Co., Minnesota († 2011)
- P.J. Bosch († 2013)
- Arendje (Adrie) van Staalduinen († 2022)
- Franciscus Jozef Maria van der Lee, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
- NN van den Belt, Zeist {UT} († 1942)
- Grada Petronella Kooijman, Ouder-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
- Karl-Friedrich von Limburg († 1990)
- Jozef Aloysius Lambertus Groenestijn, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1942)
- Antonia Mathea Margaretha (Tonny) Sijben, Hoensbroek, Nederland († 1989)
Died on Tuesday October 27, 1942
- Anna Elisabeth van der Wyck (69), Heemstede,Gemeente Heemstede,North Holland,Netherlands
- Albertus van Egmond (74), Benthuizen, Nederland
- Abraham Leunis (80), Terneuzen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Albertus van Egmond (77), Zoetermeer
- Annigje Lok (72), Almelo
- Alida Catharina van der Vegt (47), Bandoeng, Java, Indonesië
- Abraham Leunis (80), Terneuzen
- Christianus Martinus Kroft (72), Ter Aar (Korteraar)
- August Jules Willem Scheffer (42), Singapore,, Singapore
- Chauncey Bacon (77), Raymond, Alberta, Canada
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 27, 1942 at Delpher
- De courant Het nieuws van den dag
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Dagblad van Noord-Brabant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- Nieuwe Venlosche courant : voorheen Venloosch nieuwsblad - Venloosche courant
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Dagblad van het Zuiden voor Eindhoven, Meierij, Peel en Kempenland
Born on October 27
- 1940 » John Gotti, American mob boss († 2002)
- 1940 » Maxine Hong Kingston, American author and academic
- 1941 » Dave Costa, American football player († 2013)
- 1941 » Dick Trickle, American race car driver († 2013)
- 1941 » Warren Ryan, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1942 » Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Polish journalist and politician
- 1942 » Lee Greenwood, American singer-songwriter
- 1943 » Carmen Argenziano, American actor and producer († 2019)
- 1943 » Jerry Rook, American basketball player and coach
- 1944 » J. A. Jance, American author and poet
Died on October 27
- 1927 » Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (b. 1888)
- 1929 » Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (b. 1857)
- 1930 » Ellen Hayes, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver (b. 1897)
- 1942 » Helmuth Hübener, German activist (b. 1925)
- 1944 » Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (b. 1905)
- 1947 » William Fay, Irish actor and producer, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1872)
- 1949 » Marcel Cerdan, Algerian-French boxer (b. 1916)
- 1953 » Thomas Wass, English cricketer (b. 1873)
- 1957 » James McGirr, Australian politician, 28th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1890)
Names that were popular for boys in 1942
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Robert
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Johan
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1942
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Margaretha
- Grietje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1942
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
- May 8 » World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.
- June 11 » Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance.
- June 22 » World War II: Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the Axis capture of Tobruk.
- July 19 » World War II: The Second Happy Time of Hitler's submarines comes to an end, as the increasingly effective American convoy system compels them to return to the central Atlantic.
- December 2 » World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
- December 22 » World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
Weather October 27, 1942
The temperature on October 27, 1942 was between 6.2 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.