What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 30, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 30, 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 30, 1942?

On September 30, 1942 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on September 30, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on September 30, 1942

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Dith Pran

September 27 · Cambodian photojournalist (1942–2008)

Donna Leon

September 28 · American crime novelist (born 1942)

Ian McShane

September 29 · English actor (born 1942)

Felice Gimondi

September 29 · Italian cyclist

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

October 1 · racecar driver from France

Roberto Perfumo

October 3 · Argentine football player and coach (1942-2016)

What happened that week

British cruiser collides with liner (carrying troops from the United States) off the coast of Donegal and sinks; 338 drown.
WWII: Japanese troopship Lisbon Maru sinks, following a torpedo attack the previous day by submarine off the coast of China; 829 are killed, mostly British prisoners of war who (unknown to the attacker) were being held on board.
The first American-built turbojet aircraft, the Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter prototype, makes its first official flight.
WWII: Both the commerce raiding German auxiliary cruiser Stier and American Liberty ship sink, following a gun battle in the South Atlantic. Hilfskreuzer Stier is the only commerce raider to be sunk by a defensively equipped merchant ship.
The first A-4 rocket is successfully launched from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. The rocket flies 147 kilometers and reaches an altitude of 84.5 kilometers, becoming the first man-made object to reach space.
The Holocaust: Nazi official August Frank issues the August Frank memorandum, setting out how the belongings of "evacuated" (i.e. murdered) Jews are to be disposed of.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

September 30, 1942 was a Wednesday. Someone born on September 30, 1942 is a Libra. Someone born on September 30, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,717 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on September 30

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Elie Wiesel
1928 · Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor

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Questions about September 30, 1942

What day of the week was September 30, 1942?: September 30, 1942 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on September 30, 1942?: Someone born on September 30, 1942 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 30, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 30, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on September 30, 1942?: Someone born on September 30, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,717 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 30, 1942?: On September 30, 1942 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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