What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 23, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 23, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 23, 1942?

On February 23, 1942 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Monday

Born on February 23, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♓ Star sign
Pisces
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on February 23, 1942

Dioncounda Traoré

President of Mali

Born the same week

Phil Esposito

February 20 · Canadian ice hockey player

Margarethe von Trotta

February 21 · German film director (born 1942)

Vera Alentova

February 21 · Soviet and Russian actress (1942–2025)

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

February 24 · Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic

Jozef Adamec

February 26 · Slovak footballer (1942-2018)

What happened that day

WWII: fires 17 high-explosive shells toward an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, causing little damage.

Also that week

WWII: General George Marshall transmits a direct order to General MacArthur in President Roosevelt's name, ordering MacArthur himself to turn over command of the Philippines to a subordinate, and report to Australia to assume command of the large American force being built up there. The orders are worded to allow MacArthur to choose the exact moment of his departure; for various reasons, he will not leave until March 11.
Struma disaster: , carrying Jewish refugees from Axis-allied Romania to British-administered Palestine, is torpedoed and sunk by Soviet submarine Shch-213 in the Black Sea, killing about 791 men, women and children, with only 1 survivor.
Propaganda: The Voice of America begins broadcasting.
Internment of Japanese Canadians is ordered.
"Battle of Los Angeles": Over 1,400 AA shells are fired at an unidentified, slow-moving object (probably a meteorological balloon) in the skies over Los Angeles. The appearance of the object triggers an immediate wartime blackout over most of Southern California, with thousands of air raid wardens being deployed throughout the city. At least 5 deaths are related to the incident. Despite the several-hour barrages no planes are downed.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

February 23, 1942 was a Monday. Someone born on February 23, 1942 is a Pisces. Someone born on February 23, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,936 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on February 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Christopher Marlowe
1564 · English dramatist, poet and translator
George Frideric Handel
1685 · German-British Baroque composer
W. E. B. Du Bois
1868 · American sociologist and activist

Questions about February 23, 1942

What day of the week was February 23, 1942?: February 23, 1942 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on February 23, 1942?: Someone born on February 23, 1942 is a Pisces.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 23, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 23, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on February 23, 1942?: Someone born on February 23, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,936 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for February?: The birthstone for February is amethyst.
What was the moon phase on February 23, 1942?: On February 23, 1942 the moon was a First Quarter.

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