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 | Donald Carcieri, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of Rhode Island |
| 1942 | Floyd Sneed, Canadian drummer |
| 1942 | John P. Hammond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Samuel R. Delany, American author and critic |
| 1942 | Robin Widdows, English racing driver |
| 1942 | Malise Ruthven, Irish author and academic |
| 1942 | B. J. Thomas, American singer (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Richard Sykes, English biochemist and academic |
| 1943 | Dick Taylor, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1942 | Fernando Vallejo, Colombian biologist and author |
| 1942 | Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer |
| 1942 | Norman Greenbaum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1943 | Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1942 | Richard Perry, American record producer |
| 1943 | Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer (d. 2004) |
| 1942 | Joanna Pettet, English-Canadian actress |
| 1942 | Francis X. DiLorenzo, American bishop (d. 2017) |
| 1942 | Cyrus Chothia, English biochemist and emeritus scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (d. 2019) |
| 1943 | Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright |
| 1943 | Scott Walker, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2019) |
| 1943 | René Préval, Haitian agronomist and politician, 52nd President of Haiti (d. 2017) |
| 1942 | David Steinberg, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Roy Fredericks, Guyanese-American cricketer and politician (d. 2000) |
| 1942 | Roberto García-Calvo Montiel, Spanish judge (d. 2008) |
| 1942 | C. J. Cherryh, American author and educator |
| 1942 | Lee Greenwood, American singer-songwriter |
| 1942 | Harrison Ford, American actor and producer |
| 1942 | Bob Mosley, American singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1942 | Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress |
| 1943 | Mark Wynter, English singer and actor |