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 | David Ogden Stiers, American actor (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | David Watkins, Welsh rugby player |
| 1942 | Pete York, English rock drummer |
| 1942 | Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Roy Fredericks, Guyanese-American cricketer and politician (d. 2000) |
| 1942 | Suzzanna, Indonesian actress (d. 2008) |
| 1942 | Carlos Reutemann, Argentinian race car driver and politician (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Bart Zoet, Dutch cyclist (d. 1992) |
| 1943 | Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician |
| 1942 | John Pleshette, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Malise Ruthven, Irish author and academic |
| 1942 | Roger Brown, American basketball player (d. 1997) |
| 1942 | Richard Perry, American record producer |
| 1942 | Lois Johnson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1942 | Paul Krause, American football player and politician |
| 1942 | David K. Shipler, American journalist and author |
| 1942 | Toomas Savi, Estonian physician and politician |
| 1942 | Michael Pepper, English physicist and engineer |
| 1942 | Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (d. 2014) |
| 1942 | Larry Gilbert, American golfer (d. 1998) |
| 1942 | Bernice Johnson Reagon, American singer-songwriter |
| 1942 | Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager |
| 1942 | Peter Norman, Australian sprinter (d. 2006) |
| 1942 | Michel Tremblay, Canadian author and playwright |
| 1942 | Billy Swan, American country singer-songwriter |
| 1942 | Carmen Duncan, Australian actress (d. 2019) |
| 1942 | Christopher Stone, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1995) |
| 1942 | Bob Lind, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor |