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Born on Friday November 27, 1942
Died on Friday November 27, 1942

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 27, 1942 at Delpher


Born on November 27
  • 1940 » Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter († 1973)
  • 1941 » Aimé Jacquet, French footballer, coach, and manager
  • 1941 » Eddie Rabbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1998)
  • 1941 » Louis van Dijk, Dutch pianist
  • 1942 » Henry Carr, American football player and sprinter († 2015)
  • 1942 » Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 1970)
  • 1942 » Marilyn Hacker, American poet and critic
  • 1943 » Jil Sander, German fashion designer
  • 1943 » Nicole Brossard, Canadian author and poet
  • 1944 » Mickey Leland, American activist and politician († 1989)

Died on November 27

Names that were popular for boys in 1942
  1. Jan
  2. Johannes
  3. Cornelis
  4. Willem
  5. Hendrik
  6. Gerrit
  7. Pieter
  8. Petrus
  9. Jacobus
  10. Wilhelmus
  11. Adrianus
  12. Robert
  13. Jacob
  14. Gerardus
  15. Johan
  16. Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1942
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Wilhelmina
  6. Elisabeth
  7. Catharina
  8. Hendrika
  9. Adriana
  10. Petronella
  11. Jacoba
  12. Geertruida
  13. Aaltje
  14. Margaretha
  15. Grietje
  16. 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.
  • January 20 » World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question".
  • March 1 » World War II: Japanese forces land on Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, at Merak and Banten Bay (Banten), Eretan Wetan (Indramayu) and Kragan (Rembang).
  • May 4 » World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USSYorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before.
  • August 9 » World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
  • November 10 » World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
  • November 27 » World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
Weather November 27, 1942

The temperature on November 27, 1942 was between 5.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.

Source: KNMI