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 | Kenneth Lay, American businessman and criminal(d. 2006) |
| 1942 | Carlos Reutemann, Argentinian race car driver and politician (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Péter Nádas, Hungarian author and playwright |
| 1942 | Chris Sarandon, American actor |
| 1942 | Ali Bacher, South African cricketer and manager |
| 1942 | Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager |
| 1942 | Robert Miano, American actor and producer |
| 1943 | Alfons Peeters, Belgian footballer (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Jean Corston, Baroness Corston, English lawyer and politician |
| 1942 | Bill Rowe, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 1942 | Terry Neill, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2022) |
| 1942 | Anna G. Jónasdóttir, Icelandic political scientist and academic |
| 1942 | Carole Stone, English journalist and author |
| 1942 | Sixto Rodriguez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater |
| 1942 | Tomás Marco, Spanish composer |
| 1942 | Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998) |
| 1943 | Dick Taylor, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1942 | Richard Sykes, English biochemist and academic |
| 1943 | Ken Thompson, American computer scientist and programmer, co-developed the B programming language |
| 1942 | Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | David Stancliffe, English bishop and scholar |
| 1943 | Scott Walker, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2019) |
| 1943 | Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1942 | Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician |
| 1942 | Olivia Cole, American actress (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Joe McGinniss, American journalist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1942 | John Eekelaar, South African-English lawyer and scholar |
| 1942 | Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress |