What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 23, 1942?

On August 23, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on August 23, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on August 23, 1942

Letta Mbulu

South African musician

Born the same week

Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi

August 20 · Iraqi/Iranian Grand Ayatollah

Maria Kaczyńska

August 21 · First Lady of Poland (1942-2010)

Uğur Mumcu

August 22 · Turkish journalist and writer (1942–1993)

Felipe Quispe

August 22 · Bolivian historian and politician (1942–2021)

Ivan Koloff

August 25 · Canadian professional wrestler (1942–2017)

What happened that day

WWII: Battle of Stalingrad: German forces of the 16th Panzer Division reach the suburbs of Stalingrad. The German 6th Army under General Friedrich Paulus stabilishes the frontier and takes up positions at the Volga River.

Also that week

WWII: Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy.
WWII: Charge of the Savoia Cavalleria at Izbushensky: An Italian cavalry regiment attacks Soviet forces with drawn sabers at Izbushensky, Russia, one of the last major cavalry charges.
WWII: Allied North Atlantic convoy ON 122 is attacked by U-boats, which sink 4 ships.
WWII: The 2-day Battle of the Eastern Solomons begins: Bombers from carrier USS Saratoga sink Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō near Santa Isabel Island, helping to lead to an Allied victory.
WWII: Battle of the Tenaru: The Americans defeat Japanese land forces on Guadalcanal.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 23, 1942 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 23, 1942 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 23, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,755 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on August 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Louis XVI of France
1754 · King of France and Navarre from to , then King of the French from to
Georges Cuvier
1769 · French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist
Gene Kelly
1912 · American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer
Clifford Geertz
1926 · American anthropologist

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Questions about August 23, 1942

What day of the week was August 23, 1942?: August 23, 1942 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 23, 1942?: Someone born on August 23, 1942 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on August 23, 1942?: Someone born on August 23, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,755 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 23, 1942?: On August 23, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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