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 | Giles Henderson, English lawyer and academic |
| 1942 | Lou Lamoriello, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager |
| 1942 | Marlin Fitzwater, American soldier and journalist, 17th White House Press Secretary |
| 1942 | Rita Tushingham, English actress |
| 1942 | Henry S. Taylor, American author and poet |
| 1942 | Mel McDaniel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011) |
| 1942 | Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian, academic, and politician |
| 1942 | Thabo Mbeki, South African politician, 23rd President of South Africa |
| 1943 | Mike Marshall, American baseball player |
| 1942 | Amitabh Bachchan, Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician |
| 1942 | Walt Hazzard, American basketball player and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1942 | Speedy Duncan, American football player (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Martin Dobkin, Canadian doctor and politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga |
| 1942 | Wojciech Pszoniak, Polish film and theater actor (d. 2020) |
| 1942 | Jim Lonborg, American baseball pitcher |
| 1942 | Françoise Dürr, French tennis player and coach |
| 1942 | Richard Sykes, English biochemist and academic |
| 1942 | Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (d. 1989) |
| 1942 | Scott Wilson, American actor (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Johnny Rivers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1942 | Chris Sarandon, American actor |
| 1942 | Tommy Roe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1943 | Terry Venables, English footballer and manager |
| 1942 | Günter Wallraff, German journalist and author |
| 1942 | Ulla Hoffmann, Swedish politician |
| 1942 | Bobby Fuller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966) |
| 1942 | Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston, English lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1942 | James Glennon, American cinematographer (d. 2006) |
| 1942 | Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and activist (d. 2019) |
| 1942 | Colin Low, Baron Low of Dalston, Scottish scholar and politician |