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 | Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter |
| 1942 | Robert Lelièvre, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973) |
| 1942 | Juan Gisbert Sr., Spanish tennis player |
| 1942 | Jacques Rogge, Belgian businessman (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Alex Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Maki Carrousel, Japanese actor |
| 1942 | Sven-David Sandström, Swedish composer and historian (d. 2019) |
| 1942 | Terumasa Hino, Japanese jazz trumpeter |
| 1942 | Jozef Adamec, Slovak footballer and manager (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Adolf Ogi, Swiss politician, 84th President of the Swiss Confederation |
| 1942 | Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | Mike Hugg, English drummer and keyboard player |
| 1942 | Dave Cutler, American computer scientist and engineer |
| 1943 | Dick Taylor, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1942 | Tommy Roe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian politician, Vice President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1942 | Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2020) |
| 1942 | Billy Swan, American country singer-songwriter |
| 1942 | Mike Gibson, Northern Irish-Irish rugby player |
| 1942 | Paul Krause, American football player and politician |
| 1942 | Lopo do Nascimento, Angolan politician; 1st Prime Minister of Angola |
| 1942 | Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981) |
| 1942 | Steve Jones, American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2017) |
| 1942 | Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director (d. 2014) |
| 1942 | Jerry Koosman, American baseball player |
| 1942 | Prince Michael of Kent |
| 1942 | Elvin Bishop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1942 | Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Michael York, English actor |
| 1942 | Lois Johnson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014) |