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 | Robert Squirrel Lester, American soul singer (d. 2010) |
| 1942 | Bill Bryden, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000) |
| 1942 | Olivia Cole, American actress (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Dave Bargeron, American trombonist and tuba player |
| 1942 | Mike Hugg, English drummer and keyboard player |
| 1942 | David Steinberg, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Charlotte Bingham, English author and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Joy Behar, American talk show host, comedian and television personality |
| 1942 | Nancy Richey, American tennis player |
| 1943 | Princess Margriet of the Netherlands |
| 1942 | Michele Lee, American actress and singer |
| 1942 | Mary Prior, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bristol |
| 1942 | Bernd Erdmann, German footballer and manager |
| 1942 | István Bujtor, Hungarian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1942 | Peter Greenaway, Welsh director and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Sandro Mazzola, Italian footballer and sportscaster |
| 1942 | Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Fred Travalena, American comedian and actor (d. 2009) |
| 1942 | Leighton Gage, American author (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist (d. 1995) |
| 1942 | Ross Edwards, Australian cricketer |
| 1942 | Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress |
| 1942 | Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 2012) |
| 1942 | Wayne Newton, American singer |
| 1942 | Leon Russell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2016) |
| 1943 | Davey Johnson, American baseball player and manager |
| 1942 | Danny Schechter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Floyd Little, American football player and coach (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Germain Gagnon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014) |