What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 31, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 31, 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 31, 1942?

On December 31, 1942 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on December 31, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
83 years

Famous people born on December 31, 1942

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Vladimir Bukovsky

December 30 · Soviet dissident; prominent in the Soviet dissident movement of the 1960s and 1970s and spent a total of twelve years in psychiatric prison-hospitals, labor camps and prisons within the Soviet Union

Muḥammad Ḍiyāʼ al-Raḥmān al-Aʻẓamī

January 1 · Muslim writer

Hamida al-Attas

January 1 · Mother of Osama bin Laden

Barış Manço

January 2 · Turkish musician (1943–1999)

Janet Akyüz Mattei

January 2 · Turkish astronomer (1943–2004)

Filiz Akın

January 2 · Turkish actor (1943–2025)

What happened that day

The Times Square Ball in Times Square, New York City is not dropped for the first time. Instead, there is a moment of silence at midnight, followed by the sound of bells playing from sound trucks at the base of One Times Square.

Also that week

North Atlantic Convoy ON 154 is heavily attacked by U-boats, sinking 13 ships.
The Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia, a communist youth movement, is founded.
French Admiral Darlan, the former Vichy leader who has switched over to the Allies following the Torch landings, is assassinated in Algiers.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 31, 1942 was a Thursday. Someone born on December 31, 1942 is a Capricorn. Someone born on December 31, 1942 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,625 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on December 31

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jacques Cartier
1491 · Breton maritime explorer of North America
Andreas Vesalius
1514 · Flemish anatomist, physician and author
Isma'il Pasha
1830 · Khedive of Egypt from to
Henri Matisse
1869 · French artist
George Marshall
1880 · American army officer and statesman
Umm Kulthum
1898 · Egyptian singer and actress

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Questions about December 31, 1942

What day of the week was December 31, 1942?: December 31, 1942 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on December 31, 1942?: Someone born on December 31, 1942 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 31, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 31, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on December 31, 1942?: Someone born on December 31, 1942 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,625 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 31, 1942?: On December 31, 1942 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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