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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| 1943 | Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1943 | Scott Walker, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2019) |
| 1942 | Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2020) |
| 1942 | Françoise Dürr, French tennis player and coach |
| 1942 | John Taylor, English pianist and educator (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Gianfranco Ravasi, Italian cardinal and scholar |
| 1942 | Bobby Fuller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966) |
| 1942 | Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000) |
| 1942 | David Watkins, Welsh rugby player |
| 1943 | Princess Margriet of the Netherlands |
| 1942 | Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1942 | Pascal Couchepin, Swiss politician |
| 1942 | Vladimír Mečiar, Slovak politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovakia |
| 1942 | Willis Reed, American basketball player, coach, and manager |
| 1942 | Arto Paasilinna, Finnish journalist and author (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Dnyaneshwar Agashe, Indian businessman and cricketer (d. 2009) |
| 1942 | Michel Tremblay, Canadian author and playwright |
| 1942 | Giancarlo Giannini, Italian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Bert Sakmann, German physiologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1942 | Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | Marsha Mason, American actress |
| 1942 | Barry Goldberg, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer |
| 1942 | Steve Jones, American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2017) |
| 1942 | Brian Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1942 | Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (d. 2006) |
| 1942 | Jorge Urosa, Venezuelan cardinal |
| 1942 | Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian, academic, and politician |
| 1942 | Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |