What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 5, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, November 5, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for November?

The birthstone for November is topaz.

What was the moon phase on November 5, 1942?

On November 5, 1942 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on November 5, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on November 5, 1942

Ajit Singh Bhogal

Ugandan field hockey player

Born the same week

Liu Qi

November 3 · Chinese politician

Rudolf Belin

November 4 · Croatian footballer (1942-2025)

Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish

November 6 · Saudi Arabian businessman

André Vingt-Trois

November 7 · French Catholic cardinal (1942–2025)

Sandro Mazzola

November 8 · Italian association football player (1942–2026)

What happened that week

WWII: Battle of Madagascar ends when Vichy French forces on Madagascar sign an armistice with the Allies.
WWII: Second Battle of El Alamein: German forces under Erwin Rommel are forced to retreat during the night.
A USAAF squadron, including B-24 Liberators, intercepts many Luftwaffe patrols off the coast of Oran, Algeria.
WWII:
Operation Torch: Elements of the Allied expeditionary force (some 105,000 men) under Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower lands simultaneously along the coastline of Morocco and Algeria in French North Africa.
French Resistance Coup in Algiers: 400 French civil resisters neutralize the Vichyist XIXth Army Corps and the Vichyist generals (Juin, Darlan, etc.), thus allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers, and ultimately the whole of French North Africa.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

November 5, 1942 was a Thursday. Someone born on November 5, 1942 is a Scorpio. Someone born on November 5, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,680 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on November 5

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Raymond Loewy
1893 · French-born American industrial designer
Vivien Leigh
1913 · British actress

Questions about November 5, 1942

What day of the week was November 5, 1942?: November 5, 1942 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on November 5, 1942?: Someone born on November 5, 1942 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 5, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, November 5, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on November 5, 1942?: Someone born on November 5, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,680 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for November?: The birthstone for November is topaz.
What was the moon phase on November 5, 1942?: On November 5, 1942 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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