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 | Ruben Kun, Nauruan lawyer and politician, 14th President of Nauru (d. 2014) |
| 1942 | Lynn Sherr, American journalist and author |
| 1942 | Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | Bobby Fuller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966) |
| 1942 | Togo D. West, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater |
| 1942 | K. T. Oslin, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2020) |
| 1942 | Lou Lamoriello, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager |
| 1942 | Ian Greenberg, Canadian broadcaster, founded Astral Media |
| 1942 | Valeriy Brumel, Soviet high jumper (d. 2003) |
| 1942 | Calvin Klein, American fashion designer, founded Calvin Klein Inc. |
| 1943 | Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer (d. 2004) |
| 1942 | David Ogden Stiers, American actor (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Dick Pound, Canadian lawyer and academic |
| 1943 | Stuart E. Eizenstat, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the European Union |
| 1942 | Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer (d. 1988) |
| 1942 | Marjorie Margolies, American journalist and politician |
| 1942 | Robert Squirrel Lester, American soul singer (d. 2010) |
| 1942 | Lola Falana, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1942 | Giorgio Agamben, Italian philosopher and academic |
| 1942 | Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002) |
| 1942 | Juan Gisbert Sr., Spanish tennis player |
| 1942 | Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Jerry Jarrett, American wrestler and promoter, co-founded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 1942 | Steve Jones, American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2017) |
| 1943 | Michael Spicer, English journalist and politician (d. 2019) |
| 1942 | Đoàn Viết Hoạt, Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist |
| 1942 | Anna Carteret, English actress |
| 1942 | Henry S. Taylor, American author and poet |
| 1942 | Paulos Faraj Rahho, Chaldean Catholic Archeparch of Mosul (d. 2008) |