Politician & magistrate
Simone Veil
Survivor of Auschwitz who as health minister carried the law legalising abortion in France, and became the first president of the elected European Parliament.
Simone Veil was a French magistrate, Holocaust survivor, and politician. Deported as a teenager to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later Bergen-Belsen, she became a prominent advocate for human dignity and European reconciliation. As minister of health, she championed women's rights and is best remembered for the landmark 1975 law legalising abortion, known as the Veil Act.
- Born
- 1927-07-13, Nice, FranceA Wednesday
- Died
- 2017-06-30, Paris, FranceA Friday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1927-07-13, Nice, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 20°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 3°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 0°22′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 5°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 22°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 3°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 1°27′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 3°24′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 25°22′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 15°35′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2017-06-30, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 8°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 1°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 19°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 24°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 16°57′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 13°51′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 23°25′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 28°03′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 14°12′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 18°21′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Simone Veil 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.