What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 12, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 12, 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 12, 1942?

On September 12, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Saturday

Born on September 12, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on September 12, 1942

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Eusebio Leal

September 11 · Cuban historian (1942-2020)

Béla Károlyi

September 13 · Romanian-American gymnastics coach (1942–2024)

Daniel Frank Walls

September 13 · New Zealand physicist (1942–1999)

Wen Jiabao

September 15 · 6th Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2013 (born 1942)

Emmerson Mnangagwa

September 15 · President of the Republic of Zimbabwe

Mare Vint

September 15 · Estonian graphic artist (1942–2020)

What happened that day

WWII: The , carrying civilians, Allied soldiers, and Italian prisoners of war, is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks, killing 1,649 people.

Also that week

WWII: North Atlantic convoy ON 127 is attacked by U-boats, sinking 6 ships.
The Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) begins operation in the United States.
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 Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) is established in the United States.
WWII: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese forces suffer their first defeat on land.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

September 12, 1942 was a Saturday. Someone born on September 12, 1942 is a Virgo. Someone born on September 12, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,735 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on September 12

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Francis I of France
1494 · King of France from to
Jesse Owens
1913 · American track and field athlete

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Questions about September 12, 1942

What day of the week was September 12, 1942?: September 12, 1942 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on September 12, 1942?: Someone born on September 12, 1942 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 12, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 12, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on September 12, 1942?: Someone born on September 12, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,735 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 12, 1942?: On September 12, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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