What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 7, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 7, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 7, 1942?

On May 7, 1942 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on May 7, 1942?

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

Famous people born on May 7, 1942

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Moisés Hassan

May 4 · Nicaraguan physicist, member of the revolutionary government formed in 1979 and later mayor of Managua

Ariel Dorfman

May 6 · Chilean writer

Robert Ghanem

May 8 · Lebanese politician (1942–2019)

Gayane Khachaturian

May 9 · Georgian-Armenian painter and graphic artist (1942-2009)

Mirko Sandić

May 9 · Serbian water polo player (1942–2006)

Carl Douglas

May 10 · Jamaican singer

What happened that day

WWII: On Corregidor, the last American and Filipino forces in the Philippines under command of 2LT Robert L. Obourn (92nd Coast Artillery Regiment, G Battery) from Fort Mills, surrender to the Japanese as directed by Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, the overall commander.

Also that week

WWII:
The Battle of the Kerch Peninsula: The German 11th Army with Romanian forces launches Unternehmen Trappenjagd (Operation Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet Armies (44th, 47th, and 51st) defending the Kerch Peninsula in the eastern part of the Crimean Front. The battle ends in an Axis victory.
The Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese and American/Australian fleets, the first battle in naval history where the opponents fight without seeing each other's fleets. The Japanese achieve a tactical victory in terms of tonnage lost (including aircraft carrier USS Lexington) but are prevented from invading Port Moresby.
9 – WWII: At night, gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands revolt. The mutiny is crushed, and 3 soldiers are executed (the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny).
WWII: Battle of Madagascar (Operation Ironclad) begins when British forces land on the Vichy French colony of Madagascar. On May 7 the northern city of Diego Suarez surrenders.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 7, 1942 was a Thursday. Someone born on May 7, 1942 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 7, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,863 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on May 7

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
1605 · 8th Patriarch of Moscow
Johannes Brahms
1833 · German composer
Rabindranath Tagore
1861 · Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath
Josip Broz Tito
1892 · Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman

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Questions about May 7, 1942

What day of the week was May 7, 1942?: May 7, 1942 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on May 7, 1942?: Someone born on May 7, 1942 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 7, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 7, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on May 7, 1942?: Someone born on May 7, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,863 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 7, 1942?: On May 7, 1942 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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