Priest & broadcaster
Charles Coughlin
Thirty million radio listeners in the 1930s, and antisemitism that got him taken off air.
Charles Edward Coughlin, commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian-American Catholic priest based near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Dubbed "The Radio Priest " and considered a leading demagogue, he was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience. During the 1930s, when the U.S. population was about 120 million, an estimated 30 million listeners tuned in to his weekly broadcasts.
- Born
- 1891-10-25, Hamilton, CanadaA Sunday
- Died
- 1979-10-27, Bloomfield Hills, USAA Saturday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1891-10-25, Hamilton, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Torontothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 2°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 14°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 0°26′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 11°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 2°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 8°16′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 25°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 1°46′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 8°34′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 8°29′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1979-10-27, Bloomfield Hills, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Detroitthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 3°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 22°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 27°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 20°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 18°33′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 5°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 20°13′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 18°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 19°42′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Charles Coughlin was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
