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 | Mark Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer |
| 1942 | Carlos Monzon, Argentinian boxer and actor (d. 1995) |
| 1942 | Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer |
| 1942 | Dimitris Liantinis, Greek philosopher and author (d. 1998) |
| 1942 | Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Indian philosopher, theorist, and academic |
| 1942 | Giacomo Agostini, Italian motorcycle racer and manager |
| 1942 | Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999) |
| 1942 | Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 1942 | Hattie Gossett, American writer |
| 1943 | Angelo Bagnasco, Italian cardinal |
| 1943 | Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1970) |
| 1942 | Michel Côté, Canadian businessman and politician |
| 1942 | Dith Pran, Cambodian photographer and journalist (d. 2008) |
| 1942 | Caetano Veloso, Brazilian singer-songwriter, writer and producer |
| 1942 | Kathleen Collins, African-American filmmaker and playwright (d. 1988) |
| 1942 | Péter Nádas, Hungarian author and playwright |
| 1942 | Joe McGinniss, American journalist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1942 | Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress |
| 1942 | Toomas Savi, Estonian physician and politician |
| 1942 | Patricia Bath, American ophthalmologist and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1942 | Robert Quine, American guitarist (d. 2004) |
| 1942 | Peter Greenaway, Welsh director and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (d. 2014) |
| 1943 | Margaret Beckett, English metallurgist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| 1942 | Roshan Seth, Indian-English actor |
| 1942 | Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2020) |
| 1942 | Taj Mahal, American blues singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1942 | Mike Ahern, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Queensland |
| 1943 | Mike Marshall, American baseball player |
| 1942 | Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2021) |