What happened on Thursday March 27, 1941?

Here's what happened on March 27, 1941:

• Yugoslav Coup d'État Dušan Simović and other Serbian nationalist officers in the Royal Yugoslav Air Force overthrew Yugoslavia's pro-Axis government, intending to back out of the Tripartite Pact. This bold move provoked Hitler's immediate and severe response, leading to the invasion directive.
• Hitler's Directive No. 25 - Invasion of Yugoslavia Adolf Hitler issued Directive No. 25, ordering the military annihilation of Yugoslavia in retaliation for its recent coup. As a consequence, Operation Barbarossa, the planned attack on the Soviet Union, was postponed from May 15 for at least a month. The directive specified that Yugoslavia and Greece would be attacked on April 6, 1941.
• Battle of Cape Matapan In a significant naval engagement off the Peloponnesus coast in the Mediterranean, British naval forces decisively defeated the Italian fleet, sinking 5 warships. The battle, which began on March 27, concluded on March 29, 1941, demonstrating British naval superiority.
• Romanian Anti-Jewish Law Ion Antonescu signed a discriminatory anti-Jewish law in Romania, mandating the segregation of Jews and authorizing the expropriation of their urban property, a significant step in the Romanian regime's persecution of its Jewish population.
• Wartime Appropriation Bill President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a substantial $7 billion wartime appropriation bill aboard the presidential yacht USS Potomac, signaling the United States' increasing military preparedness.
• US-British Defense Base Agreement Britain leased strategic defense bases in Trinidad to the United States for a 99-year period, reflecting the growing military cooperation between the two nations during World War II.

Events in 1941

March 27, 1941: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Magazines from Mar. 27, 1941

Newspapers from Mar. 27, 1941

March 27, 1941 was a Thursday and it was the 86th day of the year 1941 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 27, 1941 can also be written as 3/27/1941 in the US and as 27/3/1941 in UK and Europe.

March 27, 1941 in March 1941 calendar

Famous people born on March 27, 1941:

• Richard Dawkins

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• Ivan Gašparovič

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Famous people born in 1941

Famous people born on March 27th

Famous people died on March 27, 1941:

• Primo Riccitelli

Famous people who died in 1941

Famous people who died on March 27th

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 27th is Aries.

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Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 27, 1941: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 27, 1941 is Snake and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on March 27, 1941 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 27, 1941 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 27, 1941 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 1% full, rising at 05:42 am and setting at 07:12 pm.

The previous full moon was on Mar 13, 1941 while the next full moon would come on Apr 11, 1941.

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Your place in the Universe on March 27, 1941

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Someone born on March 27, 1941 is:

84 years 1 month old,

or 1009 months and 16 days old,

or 4389 weeks and 5 days old,

or 30728 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 27, 1941?

There are 318 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday March 27th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 27, 1941?

You belong to the Silent Generation if you were born on March 27, 1941.

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