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

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

On July 16, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on July 16, 1942?

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

Famous people born on July 16, 1942

Margaret Court

Australian tennis player

Desmond Dekker

Jamaican ska singer-songwriter (1941–2006)

Born the same week

Harrison Ford

July 13 · American actor (born 1942)

Javier Solana

July 14 · Spanish politician

Giacinto Facchetti

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

Prince Alexandre of Belgium

July 18 · prince of Belgium (1942–2009)

What happened that day

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.

Also 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.
WWII: The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 (using only its jet engines) for the first time.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 16, 1942 was a Thursday. Someone born on July 16, 1942 is a Cancer. Someone born on July 16, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,793 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on July 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Mary Baker Eddy
1821 · American founder of Christian Science
Roald Amundsen
1872 · Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole
Ginger Rogers
1911 · American actress and dancer

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Questions about July 16, 1942

What day of the week was July 16, 1942?: July 16, 1942 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on July 16, 1942?: Someone born on July 16, 1942 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 16, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 16, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on July 16, 1942?: Someone born on July 16, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,793 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 16, 1942?: On July 16, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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