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 |
|---|---|
| 1942 | Nick Tate, Australian actor and director |
| 1942 | Danny Kalb, American singer and guitarist |
| 1942 | Neil Trudinger, Australian mathematician and theorist |
| 1942 | Hilo Chen, Taiwanese-American painter |
| 1942 | Phil Esposito, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager |
| 1942 | Buster Williams, American jazz bassist |
| 1942 | Vicente Fox, Mexican businessman and politician, 35th President of Mexico |
| 1942 | Shane Porteous, Australian actor, animator, and screenwriter |
| 1942 | John Taylor, English pianist and educator (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Carlos Hathcock, American sergeant and sniper (d. 1999) |
| 1942 | Şenes Erzik, Turkish businessman |
| 1942 | Dick Pound, Canadian lawyer and academic |
| 1942 | Sharon Carstairs, Canadian lawyer and politician, Leader of the Government in the Senate |
| 1942 | Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager |
| 1942 | Bob Ross, American painter and television host (d. 1995) |
| 1942 | Michael Crichton, American author, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1942 | Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | Christine Keeler, English model and dancer (d. 2017) |
| 1942 | Robert Quine, American guitarist (d. 2004) |
| 1943 | Dave Greenslade, English keyboard player and composer |
| 1942 | Janet Powell, Australian educator and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | Michele Lee, American actress and singer |
| 1943 | Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1942 | Erica Jong, American novelist and poet |
| 1942 | Ariel Dorfman, Argentinian author, playwright, and academic |
| 1942 | Julia Higgins, English chemist and academic |
| 1942 | Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (d. 2004) |
| 1942 | Hans-Joachim Walde, German decathlete (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Bryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey coach (d. 2017) |