What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 7, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 7, 1942 falls in the year of the Metal Snake.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 7, 1942?

On January 7, 1942 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on January 7, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Metal Snake
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on January 7, 1942

Vasily Alekseyev

Soviet-Russian weightlifter (1942–2011)

Ricardo Ezzati Andrello

archbishop and cardinal

Takao Nishiyama

Japanese association football player

Jörg Lucke

East German rower

What happened that day

WWII:
Battle of Slim River: Japanese forces of the 5th Division, supported by tanks, sweep through sixteen miles of British defenses, shattering the exhausted 11th Indian Division and inflicting some 3,000 casualties.
Operation Typhoon, the German attempt to take Moscow, ends in failure.

Also that week

WWII: Two prisoners, British officer Airey Neave and Dutch officer Anthony Luteyn, escape from Colditz Castle in Germany. After travelling for three days, they reach the Swiss border.
Dutch East Indies campaign: Japan declares war on the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. Japanese forces invade Borneo and Celebes.
Malayan Campaign: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 7, 1942 was a Wednesday. Someone born on January 7, 1942 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 7, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,983 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on January 7

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Prithvi Narayan Shah
1723 · King of Nepal

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Questions about January 7, 1942

What day of the week was January 7, 1942?: January 7, 1942 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on January 7, 1942?: Someone born on January 7, 1942 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 7, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 7, 1942 falls in the year of the Metal Snake.
How old is someone born on January 7, 1942?: Someone born on January 7, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,983 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 7, 1942?: On January 7, 1942 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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