Charles Theophile de Jaeger (1911-2000) was a renowned cameraman for the BBC, famous for his role in creating the 1957 April Fools' Day joke about the Swiss spaghetti harvest. Born in Vienna and active during WWII with the Free French Film Unit, he joined the BBC in 1943, becoming a significant figure in British broadcasting. His notable April Fools' prank was inspired by a schoolteacher's comment about spaghetti growing on trees, resulting in a memorable spoof aired on Panorama. De Jaeger shifted to freelance work in 1959 and passed away in London.
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Meaning of the name - Charles
free man, manly
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Charles de Jaeger belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Vienna
Place of Death: London
Occupation: cameraman
Employers: BBC | Free French Film Unit
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for February 27, 1911
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 27, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 27, 2026 |
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| Sun | 8 Pisces 0 | 9 Pisces 6 | 0 Cancer 8 |
| Moon | 21 Aquarius 47 | 21 Cancer 11 | 6 Taurus 20 |
| Mercury | 21 Aquarius 29 | 22 Pisces 24 | 16 Gemini 58 |
| Venus | 0 Aries 8 | 21 Pisces 36 | 14 Leo 54 |
| Mars | 19 Capricorn 29 | 27 Aquarius 43 | 14 Aries 15 |
| Jupiter | 14 Scorpio 18 | 15 Cancer 18 | 4 Scorpio 34 |
| Saturn | 3 Taurus 1 | 1 Aries 28 | 16 Taurus 36 |
| Uranus | 27 Capricorn 36 | 27 Taurus 43 | 28 Capricorn 25 |
| Neptune | 19 Cancer 1 | 0 Aries 59 | 20 Cancer 29 |
| Pluto | 25 Gemini 55 | 4 Aquarius 30 | 27 Gemini 30 |
| Rahu | 13 Taurus 23 | 9 Pisces 6 | 7 Taurus 17 |
| Ketu | 13 Scorpio 23 | 9 Virgo 6 | 7 Scorpio 17 |
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