What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 21, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 21, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 21, 1942?

On December 21, 1942 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Monday

Born on December 21, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
83 years

Famous people born on December 21, 1942

Hu Jintao

former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

Giorgos Amerikanos

Greek professional basketball player and coach

Born the same week

Milan Milutinović

December 19 · 2nd President of Serbia (1942–2023)

Jean-Claude Trichet

December 20 · French economist and central banker

Héctor Pulido

December 20 · Mexican footballer (1942–2022)

Mohammad Salim Al-Awa

December 22 · Egyptian politician

What happened that week

WWII: First Arakan Campaign: Allied forces begin a counter-offensive into Burma. During the offensive, Japanese defenders occupying well-prepared positions repeatedly repulse the British and Indian forces.
An avalanche in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, kills 26, including Vulcan Crucible Steel heir-apparent Samuel A. Stafford Sr., when two 100 ton boulders fall on a bus filled with wartime steelworkers on their way home.
An airplane carrying prominent Ustashe general Jure Francetić crashes. Francetić dies as a result of the injuries on December 27.
French Admiral Darlan, the former Vichy leader who has switched over to the Allies following the Torch landings, is assassinated in Algiers.
The Allies issue the Joint Declaration by Members of the United Nations (as the answer to Raczyński's Note), the first time they publicly acknowledge the Holocaust.
WWII: Guadalcanal campaign – Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse: the United States and allied forces begin to attack Japanese positions near the Matanikau River.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 21, 1942 was a Monday. Someone born on December 21, 1942 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 21, 1942 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,635 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on December 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Masaccio
1401 · Italian painter
Leopold von Ranke
1795 · German historian and founder of modern source-based history
Benjamin Disraeli
1804 · British statesman
Paco de Lucía
1947 · Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician
Thomas Sankara
1949 · President of Burkina Faso from to
Florence Griffith Joyner
1959 · American track and field athlete

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Questions about December 21, 1942

What day of the week was December 21, 1942?: December 21, 1942 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on December 21, 1942?: Someone born on December 21, 1942 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 21, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 21, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on December 21, 1942?: Someone born on December 21, 1942 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,635 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 21, 1942?: On December 21, 1942 the moon was a Full Moon.

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