What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 1, 1942?

On October 1, 1942 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on October 1, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on October 1, 1942

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

racecar driver from France

Boualem Amirouche

Algerian association football player

Born the same week

Donna Leon

September 28 · American crime novelist (born 1942)

Ian McShane

September 29 · English actor (born 1942)

Felice Gimondi

September 29 · Italian cyclist

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.
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.
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 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

October 1, 1942 was a Thursday. Someone born on October 1, 1942 is a Libra. Someone born on October 1, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,716 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

El Greco
1541 · Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect
Vladimir Horowitz
1903 · Russian/Ukrainian and American pianist
Chen-ning Yang
1922 · Chinese physicist
Julie Andrews
1935 · British actress, singer and author (born )

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Questions about October 1, 1942

What day of the week was October 1, 1942?: October 1, 1942 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on October 1, 1942?: Someone born on October 1, 1942 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on October 1, 1942?: Someone born on October 1, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,716 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 1, 1942?: On October 1, 1942 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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