September 27th, 1942

Born on September 27th, 1942

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What happened on September 27th, 1942?

September 27th, 1942

World War II: Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actions_along_the_Matanikau

What else happened on September 27th?

September 27th, 2014

Mount Ontake in central Japan unexpectedly erupted, killing 63 people in the nation's deadliest eruption in more than 100 years.

September 27th, 1996

The Taliban drove Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, tortured and murdered former president Mohammad Najibullah, and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

September 27th, 1988

Led by pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi (pictured), the political party National League for Democracy was founded in Burma.

September 27th, 1983

American software developer Richard Stallman announced plans for the Unix-like operating system GNU, the first free software developed by the GNU Project.

September 27th, 1981

Iran–Iraq War: Iran broke the Iraqi siege of Abadan by Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh

September 27th, 1975

Two members of ETA political-military and three members of the Revolutionary Antifascist Patriotic Front, sentenced to death for murder, became the last people to be executed in Spain.

September 27th, 1964

The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2, an advanced Cold War tactical strike and reconnaissance aircraft that was later cancelled, made its maiden flight.

September 27th, 1949

Members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference unanimously selected Zeng Liansong's design for the flag of China.

September 27th, 1941

SS Patrick Henry, the first of 2,710 Liberty ships built during World War II by the United States, was launched.

September 27th, 1940

World War II: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in Berlin, officially forming a military alliance known as the Axis.

September 27th, 1917

The Broadhurst Theatre opened in New York City with a performance of Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw.

September 27th, 1916

Lij Iyasu (pictured), the emperor-designate of Ethiopia, was deposed in favor of his aunt Zewditu.

September 27th, 1908

The first production Ford Model T, the car credited with initiating the mass use of automobiles in the United States, was completed at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

September 27th, 1875

The Ellen Southard was wrecked in a storm at Liverpool, England; the U.S. Congress subsequently awarded 27 Gold Lifesaving Medals to the men who rescued her crew.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 27th

Born on September 27th, 1942

72

Alvin Stardust

British singer and actor (1942–2014)

*September 27th, 1942, London †October 23rd, 2014, Ifold

81

Arthur Blank

American businessman

*September 27th, 1942, Sunnyside

81

Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar

Chilean bishop

*September 27th, 1942, Valparaíso

76

Detlef Thorith

German discus thrower

*September 27th, 1942, Koszalin †July 17th, 2019, Frankfurt-Nieder-Eschbach

74

Jeffrey Brotman

American businessman; co-founder Costco (1942-2017)

*September 27th, 1942, Tacoma †August 1st, 2017, Medina

74

Gun Hellsvik

Swedish politician (1942-2016)

*September 27th, 1942, Ängelholm †November 14th, 2016

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70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

39

Avril Lavigne

Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1984)

*September 27th, 1984, Belleville

77

Renate Schroeter

German actress (1939-2017)

*September 27th, 1939, Berlin †April 3rd, 2017, Freiburg im Breisgau

76

Ulrich Daldrup

German Politician, Scientist and former Mayor of Aachen

*September 27th, 1947, Porta Westfalica

77

Patrick Font

French chansonnier (1940-2018)

*September 27th, 1940, Le Vésinet †April 6th, 2018, Chambéry

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

86

José Sacristán

Spanish actor

*September 27th, 1937, Chinchón

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

75

Don Cornelius

American television show host (1936-2012)

*September 27th, 1936, Chicago †February 1st, 2012, Sherman Oaks

74

Meat Loaf

American singer and actor (1947–2022)

*September 27th, 1947, Dallas †January 20th, 2022, Nashville

85

Wilford Brimley

American actor and singer (1934–2020)

*September 27th, 1934, Salt Lake City †August 1st, 2020, St. George

70

Jiří Ornest

Czech actor and translator (1946-2017)

*September 27th, 1946, Prague †April 9th, 2017, Prague

80

Walter Riester

German trade unionist and politician

*September 27th, 1943, Kaufbeuren

75

Fatema Mernissi

Moroccan sociologist, writer and feminist

*September 27th, 1940, Fez †November 30th, 2015, Rabat

95

Jayne Meadows

Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)

*September 27th, 1919, Wuchang †April 26th, 2015, Encino

80

Randy Bachman

Canadian musician

*September 27th, 1943, Winnipeg

63

Jean-Marc Barr

French-American actor and director

*September 27th, 1960, Bitburg

50

Indira Varma

English actress

*September 27th, 1973, Bath

83

Benoni Beheyt

Belgian cyclist

*September 27th, 1940, Zwijnaarde

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81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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