What are the important events that happened on February 27, 1942? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 27, 1942: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 27, 1942 is the 58th day of the year 1942 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 307 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 14, 1942 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘pentacontaoctagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $13,912.50. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Horse is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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February 27, 1942 Historical Events
- 1942 –World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies
Who were born on February 27, 1942?
- 1942 –Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist
- 1942 –Michel Forget, Canadian actor
- 1942 –Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
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