What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 16, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 16, 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 16, 1942?

On January 16, 1942 the moon was a New Moon.

A Friday

Born on January 16, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Metal Snake
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on January 16, 1942

Nicole Fontaine

French politician (1942–2018)

Richard Bohringer

French actor, director, producer

René Angélil

Canadian singer and manager (1942–2016)

Born the same week

Michael Gwisdek

January 14 · German actor and film director (1942–2020)

Gerben Karstens

January 14 · Dutch road bicycle racer (1942–2022)

Muhammad Ali

January 17 · American boxer (1942–2016)

What happened that day

American film actress Carole Lombard and her mother are among all 22 killed aboard TWA Flight 3 when the Douglas DC-3 plane crashes into Potosi Mountain near Las Vegas while she is returning from a tour to promote the sale of war bonds.

Also that week

WWII: South African forces of the British 8th Army conquer the Halfaya Pass ("Hellfire Pass") in Egypt. The Halfaya garrison of 4,200 men of the Italian 55th Division "Savona" and 2,100 Germans surrender.
WWII: "Second Happy Time", the German submarine commanders' name for Operation PP (Operation Drumbeat), the phase in the Battle of the Atlantic during which German submarines are successful in attacking Allied shipping along the East Coast of the United States, opens early this morning when German submarine U-123 under the command of Reinhard Hardegen sinks a Norwegian tanker within sight of Long Island, before entering New York Harbor and sinking a British tanker off Sandy Hook the following night, as she leaves heading south along the coast. U-boat successes continue until around June 12.
The Sikorsky R-4 first flies in the United States; it will become the first mass-produced helicopter.
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 16, 1942 was a Friday. Someone born on January 16, 1942 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 16, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,974 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on January 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Bayinnaung
1516 · King of Burma

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Questions about January 16, 1942

What day of the week was January 16, 1942?: January 16, 1942 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on January 16, 1942?: Someone born on January 16, 1942 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 16, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 16, 1942 falls in the year of the Metal Snake.
How old is someone born on January 16, 1942?: Someone born on January 16, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,974 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 16, 1942?: On January 16, 1942 the moon was a New Moon.

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