What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 15, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 15, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for July?

The birthstone for July is ruby.

What was the moon phase on July 15, 1942?

On July 15, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on July 15, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♋ Star sign
Cancer
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on July 15, 1942

Philippe Ouédraogo

Burkinabé politician

Born the same week

Harrison Ford

July 13 · American actor (born 1942)

Javier Solana

July 14 · Spanish politician

Margaret Court

July 16 · Australian tennis player

Desmond Dekker

July 16 · Jamaican ska singer-songwriter (1941–2006)

Giacinto Facchetti

July 18 · Italian association football player (1942–2006)

What happened that week

WWII:
Bastille Day Gaullist demonstrations in Vichy France; 2 women are shot dead by members of the fascist French Popular Party (PPF) in Marseille.
Germany introduces the Ostvolk Medal for Soviet personnel in the Wehrmacht.
The Holocaust: By order of the Vichy France government headed by Pierre Laval, French police officers round-up 13,000–20,000 Jews and imprison them in the Winter Velodrome.
Georges Bégué and others escape from the Mauzac prison camp.
WWII: U-boats sink three merchant ships in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 15, 1942 was a Wednesday. Someone born on July 15, 1942 is a Cancer. Someone born on July 15, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,795 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on July 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Rembrandt
1606 · Dutch painter and printmaker
Vilfredo Pareto
1848 · Italian economist and sociologist
Emmeline Pankhurst
1858 · English suffragist
Jacques Derrida
1930 · French philosopher

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Questions about July 15, 1942

What day of the week was July 15, 1942?: July 15, 1942 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on July 15, 1942?: Someone born on July 15, 1942 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 15, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 15, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on July 15, 1942?: Someone born on July 15, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,795 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for July?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
What was the moon phase on July 15, 1942?: On July 15, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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