What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 17, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 17, 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 17, 1942?

On October 17, 1942 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on October 17, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on October 17, 1942

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Péter Nádas

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

Joe Gibbs

October 14 · Jamaican record producer (1942-2008)

Vincent de Paul Lunda Bululu

October 15 · Congolese politician

Péter Medgyessy

October 19 · Hungarian politician

Mirja Lehtonen

October 19 · cross-country skier

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

October 20 · German biologist (1995 Nobel Prize)

What happened that week

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: 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.
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.
WWII: North Atlantic convoy SC 104 is attacked by U-boats, sinking seven ships.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 17, 1942 was a Saturday. Someone born on October 17, 1942 is a Libra. Someone born on October 17, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,700 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Arthur Miller
1915 · American playwright and essayist

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Questions about October 17, 1942

What day of the week was October 17, 1942?: October 17, 1942 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on October 17, 1942?: Someone born on October 17, 1942 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 17, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 17, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on October 17, 1942?: Someone born on October 17, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,700 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 17, 1942?: On October 17, 1942 the moon was a First Quarter.

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