What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 15, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 15, 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 15, 1942?

On October 15, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on October 15, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on October 15, 1942

Vincent de Paul Lunda Bululu

Congolese politician

Rajko Kasagić

Bosnian politician

Born the same week

Daliah Lavi

October 12 · Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

Rutanya Alda

October 13 · Latvian-American actress

Francheska Yarbusova

October 13 · Russian artist

Péter Nádas

October 14 · Hungarian writer and photographer (1942–2026)

What happened that week

The Holocaust: The International Committee of the Red Cross, meeting in special session at the Hotel Métropole, Geneva, Switzerland, declines to issue an international appeal condemning the holding of civilians in Nazi concentration camps.
WWII: A U-boat sinks the ferry off Newfoundland, killing 137.
A cyclone and consequential floods in the Bay of Bengal kill 40,000 people, with particularly heavy damage around Contai.
Animated short film The Mouse of Tomorrow, featuring the debut of Mighty Mouse (as "Super Mouse"), is released in the United States.
WWII: North Atlantic convoy SC 104 is attacked by U-boats, sinking seven ships.
WWII: Hitler issues the Commando Order, which stipulates that all Allied commandos encountered by German forces should be executed immediately without trial, even in proper uniforms, in response to the Dieppe Raid and Operation Basalt conducted by the Allies. After the war, the Nuremberg trials finds this order a direct violation of the laws and customs of war.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 15, 1942 was a Thursday. Someone born on October 15, 1942 is a Libra. Someone born on October 15, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,702 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Akbar
1542 · the third and greatest Mughal emperor from to
Friedrich Nietzsche
1844 · German philosopher
John Kenneth Galbraith
1908 · Canadian-American economist and diplomat
Mohammed Zahir Shah
1914 · King of Afghanistan
Michel Foucault
1926 · French philosopher
Fela Kuti
1938 · Nigerian musician and activist

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Questions about October 15, 1942

What day of the week was October 15, 1942?: October 15, 1942 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on October 15, 1942?: Someone born on October 15, 1942 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 15, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 15, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on October 15, 1942?: Someone born on October 15, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,702 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 15, 1942?: On October 15, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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