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 | Roger Lyons, English trade union leader |
| 1942 | Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian politician, Vice President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1942 | Raymond Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States |
| 1942 | Merald "Bubba" Knight, American singer |
| 1942 | Ann Packer, English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper |
| 1942 | Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (d. 2014) |
| 1942 | Neil Kinnock, Welsh politician, Vice-President of the European Commission |
| 1942 | Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic |
| 1942 | Michael Craze, British actor (d. 1998) |
| 1943 | Sharon Tate, American model and actress (d. 1969) |
| 1942 | Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss lawyer and politician, 92nd President of the Swiss Confederation |
| 1942 | Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (d. 1989) |
| 1942 | Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | Allan Grice, Australian race car driver and politician |
| 1942 | Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician |
| 1942 | Alice Schwarzer, German journalist and publisher, founded EMMA Magazine |
| 1942 | Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Bert Sakmann, German physiologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1943 | Doris Kearns Goodwin, American historian and author |
| 1942 | Amina Claudine Myers, African-American singer-songwriter and pianist |
| 1942 | Lynn Davies, Welsh sprinter and long jumper |
| 1942 | Speedy Duncan, American football player (d. 2021) |
| 1942 | Dino Zoff, Italian footballer |
| 1942 | Howard Stringer, Welsh businessman |
| 1942 | Tom Peters, American businessman and author |
| 1942 | Michael Crichton, American author, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1943 | Barry Mealand, English footballer (d. 2013) |
| 1942 | William Turnage, American conservationist (d. 2017) |
| 1942 | Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| 1942 | Pete York, English rock drummer |