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 | Neil Kinnock, Welsh politician, Vice-President of the European Commission |
| 1942 | Pierre Clémenti, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1942 | Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor |
| 1942 | Nell Irvin Painter, American author and historian |
| 1942 | Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress |
| 1942 | Jimmy Miller, American record producer and musician (d. 1994) |
| 1942 | Meredith Monk, American composer and choreographer |
| 1942 | Christopher A. Sims, American economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1942 | Bert Sakmann, German physiologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1942 | Jerry Koosman, American baseball player |
| 1942 | Steve Jones, American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2017) |
| 1942 | Richard Myers, American general |
| 1942 | Peter Norman, Australian sprinter (d. 2006) |
| 1942 | Rafael Cordero Santiago, Puerto Rican politician, 132nd Mayor of Ponce (d. 2004) |
| 1942 | Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian architect and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Iran |
| 1942 | Margo Smith, American singer-songwriter |
| 1943 | Alberto João Jardim, Portuguese journalist and politician, second President of the Regional Government of Madeira |
| 1942 | Valeriy Brumel, Russian high jumper (d. 2003) |
| 1942 | Suzzanna, Indonesian actress (d. 2008) |
| 1942 | Gloria Katz, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Diane Wolkstein, American author and radio host (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | Joy Behar, American talk show host, comedian and television personality |
| 1942 | Carole Stone, English journalist and author |
| 1942 | Carl Radle, American bass player and producer (d. 1980) |
| 1942 | B. J. Thomas, American singer (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Michael Crichton, American author, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1942 | Đoàn Viết Hoạt, Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist |
| 1942 | Hal Lanier, American baseball player, coach, and manager |
| 1942 | Colin Groves, Australian academician and educator (d. 2017) |
| 1942 | Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist |