What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 11, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 11, 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 11, 1942?

On January 11, 1942 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Sunday

Born on January 11, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Metal Snake
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on January 11, 1942

František Ševčík

Czech Olympic ice hockey player (1942–2017)

Born the same week

Stephen Hawking

January 8 · British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

Yvette Mimieux

January 8 · American actress (1942–2022)

Junichiro Koizumi

January 8 · Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

Lee Kun-hee

January 9 · 4th and 6th Chairman of the Samsung Group (1942–2020)

Michel Mayor

January 12 · Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

What happened that day

WWII:
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.

Also that week

New Zealand Squadron No. 488 loses two aircraft and five damaged against a force of 27 Japanese fighters, in their first combat mission in Singapore.
Heinkel test pilot Helmut Schenk becomes the first person to escape from a stricken aircraft with an ejection seat.
Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile that would be 30% lighter than a conventional car.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 11, 1942 was a Sunday. Someone born on January 11, 1942 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 11, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,979 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on January 11

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John A. Macdonald
1815 · 1st prime minister of Canada from to and to
William James
1842 · American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
1859 · Viceroy of India and British Foreign Secretary

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Questions about January 11, 1942

What day of the week was January 11, 1942?: January 11, 1942 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on January 11, 1942?: Someone born on January 11, 1942 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 11, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 11, 1942 falls in the year of the Metal Snake.
How old is someone born on January 11, 1942?: Someone born on January 11, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,979 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 11, 1942?: On January 11, 1942 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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