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

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

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

A Thursday

Born on April 16, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♈ Star sign
Aries
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on April 16, 1942

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Ricardo Blázquez Pérez

April 13 · Spanish cardinal

Ataol Behramoğlu

April 13 · Turkish poet and writer (born 1942)

Valeriy Brumel

April 14 · Soviet high jumper

Kenos Aroi

April 17 · President of Nauru (1942-1991)

Jochen Rindt

April 18 · German racing driver (1942–1970)

Jolanta Lothe

April 19 · Polish actress (1942–2022)

What happened that week

WWII: Award of the George Cross to Malta: King George VI awards the George Cross to the island of Malta to mark the Siege of Malta, saying, "To honor her brave people I award the George Cross to the Island Fortress of Malta, to bear witness to a heroism and a devotion that will long be famous in history" (from January 1 to July 24, there is only one 24-hour period during which no bombs fall on this tiny island).
WWII: Henri Giraud, French general captured in 1940, escapes from Königstein Fortress near Dresden. He lowers himself down the cliffside fortress with a 50-meter 'rope' he made with odds and ends smuggled in to him. After traveling for three days, Giraud safely reaches the Swiss border.
WWII:
British submarine is probably sunk by Axis forces in the Mediterranean.
is sunk by off North Carolina.
WWII: Doolittle Raid – Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle leads a bombing mission against Japan, along with 79 other airmen of the U.S. Air Force, flying 16 North American B-25 Mitchell land-based bombers. They take off from the USS Hornet in the Pacific Ocean, some 700 miles (1,126 km) east of Tokyo. Thirteen of the B-25 bombers fly over Tokyo and drop their bombs on oil storage facilities, factories and military targets. The other three B-25s drop their bombs over Yokohama, Nagoya and Kobe. All but one of the B-25s run out of fuel before reaching friendly forces in western China and are forced to land in Japanese-occupied China. With the support of Chinese farmers, 71 airmen reach free China. Eight airmen are captured by the Japanese, who execute four of them in retaliation for the raid.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

April 16, 1942 was a Thursday. Someone born on April 16, 1942 is a Aries. Someone born on April 16, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,884 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on April 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Tabinshwehti
1516 · King of Burma
Charlie Chaplin
1889 · English actor and filmmaker
Tristan Tzara
1896 · Romanian-French poet
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1947 · American basketball player (born )

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Questions about April 16, 1942

What day of the week was April 16, 1942?: April 16, 1942 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on April 16, 1942?: Someone born on April 16, 1942 is a Aries.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 16, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 16, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on April 16, 1942?: Someone born on April 16, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,884 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 16, 1942?: On April 16, 1942 the moon was a New Moon.

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