Born in 1942, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1942 is the Year of the Horse and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1942 are Horses. The Chinese Horse year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 15 February 1942 and 4 February 1943 are considered born in the Chinese year 1942 and are a Horse sign. In addition, each Horse year is also represented by 5 elements in Chinese astrology that express character and behavior. Therefore, each year it is referred to with a different zodiac animal name and a different element name, and this repeats only once in 60 years. 1942 is also known as the Year of the Water Horse. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1942 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Horse and 1942
Famous People Born in the Year of the Horse and Chinese Year 1942. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Horse 1942. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1942 | Fred Travalena, American comedian and actor (d. 2009) |
| 1942 | Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2020) |
| 1942 | Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Donald Carcieri, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of Rhode Island |
| 1942 | Tommy Roe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1942 | Giles Henderson, English lawyer and academic |
| 1942 | Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Tim Lankester, English economist and academic |
| 1942 | Zoot Money, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1942 | Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress |
| 1942 | Henri Pescarolo, French race car driver |
| 1942 | Sixto Rodriguez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Christopher Stone, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1995) |
| 1942 | Tony Pérez, Cuban-American baseball player and manager |
| 1942 | Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer (d. 1988) |
| 1942 | Danny Kalb, American singer and guitarist |
| 1942 | Patcha Ramachandra Rao, India metallurgist, educator and administrator (d. 2010) |
| 1942 | Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player (d. 2021) |
| 1943 | Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer (d. 2004) |
| 1942 | David Miner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1942 | Michael Beloff, English lawyer and academic |
| 1942 | Harold W. Gehman, Jr., American admiral |
| 1942 | Guion Bluford, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut |
| 1942 | Scott Wilson, American actor (d. 2018) |
| 1943 | Wanda Rutkiewicz, Lithuanian-Polish mountaineer (d. 1992) |
| 1942 | Paul Krause, American football player and politician |
| 1942 | Margarethe von Trotta, German actress, director, and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Bruce Woodley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Robert Miano, American actor and producer |