Charles Robert Jenkins (February 18, 1940 - December 11, 2017) was a U.S. Army sergeant who lived in North Korea from 1965 to 2004 after defecting from military service while stationed in the Korean Demilitarized Zone in January 1965. His defection marked a significant point in Cold War tensions and brought attention to the lives of defectors. Jenkins faced challenges adapting to life after his return to the U.S. after decades in North Korea.
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Meaning of the name - Charles
free man, manly
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Charles Robert Jenkins belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Rich Square
Place of Death: Sado
Cause of Death: heart failure
Occupation: soldier | actor
Spouses: Hitomi Soga
Employers: United States Army
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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 18, 1940
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 18, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 18, 2026 |
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| Sun | 28 Aquarius 54 | 0 Pisces 3 | 23 Taurus 43 |
| Moon | 25 Gemini 0 | 14 Pisces 57 | 21 Leo 42 |
| Mercury | 12 Pisces 47 | 18 Pisces 5 | 15 Taurus 17 |
| Venus | 7 Aries 44 | 10 Pisces 22 | 5 Cancer 36 |
| Mars | 1 Taurus 6 | 20 Aquarius 38 | 28 Gemini 7 |
| Jupiter | 9 Aries 27 | 15 Cancer 46 | 29 Aries 34 |
| Saturn | 26 Aries 59 | 0 Aries 26 | 7 Taurus 3 |
| Uranus | 18 Taurus 13 | 27 Taurus 34 | 22 Taurus 7 |
| Neptune | 24 Virgo 49 | 0 Aries 41 | 22 Virgo 50 |
| Pluto | 1 Leo 12 | 4 Aquarius 14 | 0 Leo 50 |
| Rahu | 22 Libra 58 | 9 Pisces 35 | 18 Libra 25 |
| Ketu | 22 Aries 58 | 9 Virgo 35 | 18 Aries 25 |
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