Born on 27 October 1940

At A Glance

27 October 1940 at a glance

Day of the week

27 October 1940 was a Sunday.

Top Film of 1940

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1940 was Pinocchio.

Star sign

The star sign for 27 October is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 27 October 1940 fell in the Year of the Dragon.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 27 October 1940 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 27 October

• 1924 The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
• 1930 Ratifications are exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories.
• 1936 Abdication Crisis: Mrs. Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
• 1944 World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.
• 1954 Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.

Famous people born on 27 October

• Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (1858–1919)
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian union leader and politician, 35 and 39th President of Brazil (born 1945)
• John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1939)
• Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (1932–1963)

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