What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 7, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 7, 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 7, 1942?

On October 7, 1942 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on October 7, 1942?

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

Famous people born on October 7, 1942

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

October 4 · Icelandic politician

Britt Ekland

October 6 · Swedish actress (born 1942)

Björn Nordqvist

October 6 · Swedish footballer

Nguyễn Minh Triết

October 8 · Sixth President of Vietnam (2006-2011)

Shukri Ghanem

October 9 · Libyan Prime Minister (1942-2012)

Radu Vasile

October 10 · 57th Prime Minister of Romania (1998-1999)

What happened that week

WWII: Third Battle of the Matanikau on Guadalcanal: American forces defeat the Japanese.
The Statute of Westminster Adoption Act, passed by the Parliament of Australia, formalizes Australian autonomy from the United Kingdom.
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: Battle of Cape Esperance: On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet, on their way to reinforce troops on the island.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 7, 1942 was a Wednesday. Someone born on October 7, 1942 is a Libra. Someone born on October 7, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,710 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 7

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Niels Bohr
1885 · Danish physicist
Heinrich Himmler
1900 · German Nazi politician; leader of the German SS & main architect of the Holocaust
Desmond Tutu
1931 · South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner
Vladimir Putin
1952 · President of the Russian Federation

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Questions about October 7, 1942

What day of the week was October 7, 1942?: October 7, 1942 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on October 7, 1942?: Someone born on October 7, 1942 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 7, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 7, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on October 7, 1942?: Someone born on October 7, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,710 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 7, 1942?: On October 7, 1942 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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