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 | Richard Perry, American record producer |
| 1942 | Jonathan Raban, English author and academic |
| 1942 | Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, English businessman and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1942 | Claude Larose, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1942 | Gianfranco Ravasi, Italian cardinal and scholar |
| 1942 | Gary Puckett, American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Lee Clayton, American rock/country musician and songwriter |
| 1942 | Frankie Lymon, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968) |
| 1942 | Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981) |
| 1942 | Toomas Savi, Estonian physician and politician |
| 1942 | Jerry Koosman, American baseball player |
| 1942 | Ion Caramitru, Romanian actor and artistic director (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | John Eekelaar, South African-English lawyer and scholar |
| 1942 | Stephen R. Bloom, English physician and academic |
| 1942 | Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002) |
| 1942 | Patricia Brake, English actress (d. 2022) |
| 1942 | Gerry Marsden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician |
| 1942 | Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Franklin Loufrani, French President of the Smiley Company |
| 1942 | Inez Foxx, American singer |
| 1942 | Carmen Duncan, Australian actress (d. 2019) |
| 1942 | David Matthews, American keyboard player and composer |
| 1942 | Lesley Turner Bowrey, Australian tennis player |
| 1942 | Reginald F. Lewis, American Business Tycoon and Philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1942 | Ben Murphy, American actor |
| 1942 | Ron Harris, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1942 | Brian Cole, American bass player (d. 1972) |
| 1942 | Victor Blank, English businessman and philanthropist |
| 1942 | Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, activist, and producer |