A Wednesday
Born on November 11, 1942?
Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.
📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
83 years
Famous people born on November 11, 1942
What happened that day
🎵 No. 1 song
November 11, 1942 was a Wednesday. Someone born on November 11, 1942 is a Scorpio. Someone born on November 11, 1942 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,675 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
Also born on November 11
Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Bartolomé de las Casas
1484 · Spanish Dominican friar, historian, and social reformer

Seonjo of Joseon
1552 · 14th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

Diponegoro
1785 · Javanese prince who opposed Dutch colonialism during the Java War

Kurt Vonnegut
1922 · American author
Gift ideas for someone born in 1942
AdPresents that go back to the year it all began.
- Decorations for turning 84
- “Born in 1942” gifts
- Wine from 1942
- Books about 1942
- A newspaper from 1942
- Coin set from 1942
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Questions about November 11, 1942
- What day of the week was November 11, 1942?
- November 11, 1942 was a Wednesday.
- What star sign is someone born on November 11, 1942?
- Someone born on November 11, 1942 is a Scorpio.
- What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 11, 1942?
- In the Chinese zodiac, November 11, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
- How old is someone born on November 11, 1942?
- Someone born on November 11, 1942 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,675 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 11, 1942?
- On November 11, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.
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