At A Glance

27 February 1941 at a glance

Day of the week
27 February 1941 was a Thursday.
Top Film of 1941
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1941 was Sergeant York.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 February is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 February 1941 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 February 1941 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 27 February

  • 1939 United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes.
  • 1940 Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.
  • 1942 World War II: Operation Biting launches its overnight raid on the German coastal radar station at Bruneval to retrieve a Würzburg installation.
  • 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.
  • 1943 The Holocaust: In Berlin, the Gestapo arrest 1,800 Jewish men with German wives, leading to the Rosenstrasse protest.

Famous people born on 27 February

  • Kate Mara, American actress (born 1983)
  • Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress and humanitarian (1932–2011)
  • John Steinbeck, American journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (1902–1968)
  • Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (272–337)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1941 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1941 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 9 January – Avro Manchester Mark III BT308, prototype of the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, first flies, from RAF Ringway.
  • 5 February – Air Training Corps formed.
  • 27–29 March – Battle of Cape Matapan: Off the Peloponnesus coast in the Mediterranean, British naval forces defeat those of Italy sinking five warships.
More events of 1941 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in 1941

Prime Minister

Winston Churchill

Monarch

George VI

Pint of Beer

3p

Loaf of Bread

2p

Average House

£650

Weekly Wage

£3.80

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