Friday October 23rd, 1942
October Twenty-Third, Nineteen Forty-Two

How old am I if I was born on October 23, 1942?


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Date Facts:

  • October 23, 1942 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign for this date is: Scorpio
  • This date was 29,988 days ago
  • October 23rd 2025 is on a Thursday
  • Someone born on this date is 82 years old
  • If you were born on this date:

  • You've slept for 9,996 days or 27 years!
  • Your next birthday is 328 days away
  • You've been alive for 719,712 hours
  • You were born on a Friday in late October
  • You are 43,182,720 minutes old
  • Your next birthday is on a Thursday

  • Most popular baby names of 1942 ranked:

    Rank Name
    1. James
    2. Robert
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. David
    7. Charles
    Rank Name
    1. Barbara
    2. Patricia
    3. Linda
    4. Carol
    5. Sandra
    6. Judith
    7. Nancy

    How popular is your name? Search to find out!


    Celebrities Birthdays:
    October 23rd

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    Opal: Birthstone for October 23rd, 1942

    Stone:

    Energies:

    Repel evil
    Protect Eyesight

    High Value:
    $120 Per Carat
    Low Value:
    $20 Per Carat

    Click Here To learn more about October Birthstones

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    Opal, the birthstone of October, is a beautiful stone loved by many, partly for the fact the each stone has its own unique color pattern. "Opal" gets it's origins from the Greek word "Opallios", which means "To see change in color". The reason for this being that the opal comes in a wide variety of colors, ranging the entire spectrum. 95% of which come from Australia, after seasonal rains drench the outback and carry silica deposits underground, where they go on to harden in the dry season. Leaving deposits of the beautiful stone.

    Because of the way they are formed, opals are relatively soft for a precious stone, averaging just below 6.0 on the Mh

    1942 - the Silent Generation:

    Age Range:

    80-101 years old

    Attributes:

    The silent Gen were born into a fortunate time period associated with wealth, and high eduaction.

    the Silent Generation Summary:

    Contrary to their name, the Silent Generation tended to be very patriotic and ambitious. They were plagued with the Korean war, and economic instability following WWII

    Time Period:

    1923-1944

    Like to see more about Generations? Click here to go to our interactive generations table.


    Zodiac - Scorpio:

    Symbol:

    Scorpio Traits:

    Fierce
    Intense
    Ambitious
    Loyal

    Scorpio Summary:

    Scorpios question everything, and work hard to understand all things. Are very intense, loyal and kind

    Start Date:

    10-23

    End Date:

    11-21

    Click here to see more about Scorpio


    1942-10-23: This day in History:

  • 1679-10-23 Meal Tub Plot against James II of England.
  • 1790-10-23 Slaves revolt in Haiti (later suppressed).
  • 1864-10-23 Union Gen. Samuel R. Curtis defeats Conf Gen. Stirling Price
  • 1910-10-23 Blanche Scott became 1st woman solo a public airplane flight
  • 1915-10-23 25 000 women marched in NYC demanding the right to vote
  • 1941-10-23 Walt Disney's "Dumbo" is released
  • 1942-10-23 During WW II Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein Egypt
  • 1946-10-23 UN Gen Assembly convenes in NY for 1st time in Flushing Meadow.
  • 1956-10-23 Revolt against Stalinist policies began in Hungary
  • 1956-10-23 1st video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast
  • 1958-10-23 Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak wins Nobel Prize for Literature
  • 1973-10-23 President Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings
  • 1975-10-23 Islander Glenn Resch's 5th shut-out opponent - Flyers 3-0
  • 1977-10-23 By 2/3 majority Panamanians vote to approve the new Canal treaties
  • 1980-10-23 Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin resigns due to illness.
  • 1983-10-23 241 US Marines & sailors die in a terrorist suicide attack in Beriut

  • 10-23-1942 in
    Roman Numerals:

    X • XXIII • MCMXLII


    What is 1942-10-23 converted to roman numerals? Above is the date 10-23-1942 converted into roman numerals.
    The above date is written in the traditional western/American style of writing dates. Formatted in the order of
    Month-Day-Year. If you prefer the European way of writing dates (Which is day-month-year) the roman numerals would be written XXIII • X • MCMXLII.


    Next Birthday Countdown:

    Countdown timer for Oct 23, 2025:


    The above timer is a countdown clock for your next birthday! (Assuming you were born on 1942-10-23) This timer is automatically updated, and is accurate all the way up to the nearest second. Watch as your next birthday ticks closer and closer right before your eyes. If you were born on 23-10-1942, your next birthday is only 328 days away.


    Your birthday is on October twenty-third, 1942. Being born in late-October says a lot about you. Your zodiac sign is scorpio, your birth-stone is the Opal, and your birth flower is the Marigold (both of which make great gifts for someone with this birthday). You are 82 years old, and were born in the middle of the Silent Generation. Which generation you are born into makes a huge impact on your life, click here to see our interactive table and learn more. You have been alive for 29988 days, or 719712 hours, or 43182720 minutes! Your next birthday which is in 2025, is on a Thursday.

  • Birthstone: Opal (great gift idea, see Opal article)
  • Birthflower: Marigold
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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