What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 6, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 6, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for September?

The birthstone for September is sapphire.

What was the moon phase on September 6, 1942?

On September 6, 1942 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Sunday

Born on September 6, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on September 6, 1942

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Gregorio Rosa Chávez

September 3 · Catholic cardinal

Michael Hui

September 3 · Hong Kong comedian, screenwriter, film director and actor

Werner Herzog

September 5 · German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director (born 1942)

Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

September 5 · Saudi royal

Bonga

September 5 · Angolan folk and semba singer and songwriter

Želimir Žilnik

September 8 · Serbian film director (born 1942)

What happened that week

WWII: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese forces suffer their first defeat on land.
The Holocaust: The Jews of Wolbrom in occupied Poland are rounded up by the Germans and their Ukrainian collaborators.
WWII: Erwin Rommel orders a general retreat and carries the German forces of Panzer Army Africa back to the line running from Tel el Eisa – Deir el Shein - west of Deir el Munassib down to the Qattara Depression. Allied forces of the 2nd New Zealand Division and the British 7th Armoured Division ("Desert Rats") begin an assault, but they are repelled in a fierce rearguard action by the German 90th Light Division. During the attack, Rommel loses some 2,900 men, 50 tanks, a similar number of guns, and 400 vehicles.
The Holocaust: A German attempt to liquidate the Jewish Łachwa Ghetto in occupied Poland leads to an uprising, probably the first ghetto uprising of the war.
WWII: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary devices at Mount Emily, near Brookings, Oregon, in the first of two "Lookout Air Raids", the first bombing of the continental United States.
WWII: The island of Les Casquets in the Channel Islands is raided by the forerunner of the British SAS, the SSRF, led by Major Gus March-Phillipps; this is one of the first raids by Anders Lassen VC. In the raid, the entire garrison of 7 is abducted and returned to England as prisoners, and the radio and lighthouse are wrecked.

What happened that day

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September 6, 1942 was a Sunday. Someone born on September 6, 1942 is a Virgo. Someone born on September 6, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,741 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on September 6

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Dalton
1766 · British chemist and mathematician
Abdelkader El Djezairi
1808 · Algerian religious and military leader
Jane Addams
1860 · American feminist social activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, philosopher, and writer

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Questions about September 6, 1942

What day of the week was September 6, 1942?: September 6, 1942 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on September 6, 1942?: Someone born on September 6, 1942 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 6, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 6, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on September 6, 1942?: Someone born on September 6, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,741 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for September?: The birthstone for September is sapphire.
What was the moon phase on September 6, 1942?: On September 6, 1942 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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