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 |
|---|---|
| 1943 | Shannon Lucid, American biochemist and astronaut |
| 1942 | Sila María Calderón, Puerto Rican-American businesswoman and politician, 12th Secretary of State of Puerto Rico |
| 1943 | Richard Moll, American actor |
| 1942 | Vinicio Cerezo, Guatemalan politician, 28th President of Guatemala |
| 1942 | Cleon Jones, American baseball player |
| 1942 | Michael Jackson, English journalist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1942 | John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer and rapist (d. 1994) |
| 1942 | Ian McShane, English actor |
| 1942 | Joanna Pettet, English-Canadian actress |
| 1942 | Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Judith Hann, English journalist and author |
| 1942 | Gray Davis, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of California |
| 1942 | Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014) |
| 1942 | Paul Jones, English singer, harmonica player, and actor |
| 1942 | Dick Butkus, American football player, sportscaster, and actor |
| 1942 | Peter Norman, Australian sprinter (d. 2006) |
| 1942 | Maggie Blye, American actress (d. 2016) |
| 1942 | Catherine Coulter, American author |
| 1942 | Clive Brooke, Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe, English businessman and politician |
| 1942 | Michel Côté, Canadian businessman and politician |
| 1942 | Robert Christgau, American journalist and critic |
| 1942 | Gary Puckett, American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Françoise Dürr, French tennis player and coach |
| 1942 | Bill Rowe, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 1942 | Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian architect and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Iran |
| 1942 | Billy Smith, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1942 | Kenneth Welsh, Canadian actor (d. 2022) |
| 1942 | Shane Porteous, Australian actor, animator, and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress |