What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 9, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 9, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for April?

The birthstone for April is diamond.

What was the moon phase on April 9, 1942?

On April 9, 1942 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on April 9, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♈ Star sign
Aries
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on April 9, 1942

Petar Nadoveza

Croatian footballer (1942–2023)

Mario Terán

Bolivian army soldier

Born the same week

Hayedeh

April 10 · Iranian singer

Anatoly Berezovoy

April 11 · Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2014)

Jacob Zuma

April 12 · 4th President of South Africa (2009–2018)

Carlos Reutemann

April 12 · Argentine racing driver and politician

What happened that day

WWII:
Battle of Bataan: The Bataan Peninsula falls, American and Filipino forces (some 75,000 soldiers) surrender to the Japanese 14th Army under General Masaharu Homma.
Bataan Death March: American and Filipino prisoners of war are forced to march from San Fernando to Capas (some 65 miles). During the march some 15,000 soldiers are killed by severe physical abuse and wanton killings.
The Japanese Navy launches an air raid on Trincomalee in Ceylon (Sri Lanka); the Royal Navy aircraft carrier and Royal Australian Navy destroyer are sunk off the country's east coast.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

April 9, 1942 was a Thursday. Someone born on April 9, 1942 is a Aries. Someone born on April 9, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,891 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on April 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1806 · British mechanical and civil engineer
Charles Baudelaire
1821 · French poet and critic
Eadweard Muybridge
1830 · English-American photographer
Leopold II of Belgium
1835 · King of the Belgians from to
Erich Ludendorff
1865 · German general and politician

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Questions about April 9, 1942

What day of the week was April 9, 1942?: April 9, 1942 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on April 9, 1942?: Someone born on April 9, 1942 is a Aries.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 9, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 9, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on April 9, 1942?: Someone born on April 9, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,891 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for April?: The birthstone for April is diamond.
What was the moon phase on April 9, 1942?: On April 9, 1942 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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