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 |
|---|---|
| 1942 | Neil Kinnock, Welsh politician, Vice-President of the European Commission |
| 1942 | Susan L. Graham, American computer scientist and academic |
| 1942 | Jonathan Borofsky, American sculptor and painter |
| 1942 | Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist |
| 1942 | Carlos Hathcock, American sergeant and sniper (d. 1999) |
| 1942 | Jerry Jones, American businessman |
| 1942 | Wojciech Pszoniak, Polish film and theater actor (d. 2020) |
| 1942 | David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales |
| 1942 | Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor (d. 2020) |
| 1942 | Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Scottish lawyer and judge |
| 1942 | John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter |
| 1942 | Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (d. 2008) |
| 1942 | Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist |
| 1942 | Barbara George, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1942 | Tony Pérez, Cuban-American baseball player and manager |
| 1942 | Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer |
| 1942 | Michael Jackson, English journalist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1942 | Barbara Parkins, Canadian actress |
| 1942 | Brian Peckford, Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 1942 | Doug Lowe, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Tasmania |
| 1942 | Nell Irvin Painter, American author and historian |
| 1942 | Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer |
| 1942 | Gloria Gaither, American singer-songwriter |
| 1942 | Gloria E. Anzaldúa, American scholar of Chicana cultural theory (d. 2004) |
| 1942 | Herb Fame, American R&B singer |
| 1942 | Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian architect and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Iran |
| 1942 | Michael Kergin, Canadian diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States |
| 1942 | Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (d. 2004) |
| 1943 | Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer (d. 2004) |
| 1942 | Wayne Newton, American singer |