Thursday May 7th, 1942
May Seventh, Nineteen Forty-Two

How old am I if I was born on May 7, 1942?


Years Months Days Hours Minutes

Date Facts:

  • May 7, 1942 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign for this date is: Taurus
  • This date was 30,162 days ago
  • May 7th 2025 is on a Wednesday
  • Someone born on this date is 82 years old
  • If you were born on this date:

  • You've slept for 10,054 days or 27 years!
  • Your next birthday is 154 days away
  • You've been alive for 723,888 hours
  • You were born on a Thursday in early May
  • You are 43,433,280 minutes old
  • Your next birthday is on a Wednesday

  • 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:
    May 7th

    You Share a birthday with over 12 other celebrities and/or famous people! Click Here to view our complete list. Who do you share a birthday with?

    Emerald: Birthstone for May 7th, 1942

    Stone:

    Energies:

    Forsight
    Good Fortune
    Youth

    High Value:
    $4700 Per Carat
    Low Value:
    $800 Per Carat

    Click Here To learn more about May Birthstones

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    The Emerald is the birthstone for people born in May. Derived from the Latin word "Smaragdus" meaning green, Emerald come in a large variety of shades of green. Founds all across the globe, including Colombia, and Russia, Brazil is actually the lead supplier of the global market of Emeralds. It is extremely rare to find an emerald without inclusions or imperfections, due to this the purest emeralds are often valued higher than that of diamonds of the same weight.

    Also known as "The stones of Successful love", Emeralds are often associated with bestowing great vision, intuition, wisdom and memory. Making it a very popular choice of gem stone for both gifting and beauty products. According to ancient Indian lore, Emeralds were first translated from Sanskrit as Marakata, or "The green growing things".

    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 - Taurus:

    Symbol:

    Taurus Traits:

    Reliability
    Practicality
    Ambition
    Sensuality
    Independence

    Taurus Summary:

    A Taurus will stand up for that which they believe in. While normally easy going, can be very stuborn at times

    Start Date:

    4-20

    End Date:

    5-20

    Click here to see more about Taurus


    1942-05-07: This day in History:

  • 1429-05-07 English siege of Orl‚ans broken by Joan of Arc
  • 1792-05-07 Capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)
  • 1800-05-07 Indiana Territory organized
  • 1824-05-07 Beethoven's 9th Symphony performed for 1st time
  • 1915-05-07 Lusitania sunk by German submarine; 1198 lives lost
  • 1927-05-07 SF Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated
  • 1934-05-07 World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan - Philippines
  • 1941-05-07 Cornerstone of B of A building at 300 Montgomery laid
  • 1945-05-07 Nazis surrender to Gen Eisenhower at Reims - France
  • 1947-05-07 Kraft Television Theater premiers
  • 1954-05-07 French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dienbienphu
  • 1959-05-07 93 -103 largest baseball crowd (LA Coliseum) see Dodgers' Sandy Koufax beat Yankees in exhibition 6-2
  • 1963-05-07 Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6 -700 miles)
  • 1966-05-07 Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene
  • 1975-05-07 Flyers 3-Isles 4 (OT) - Semi Finals- Flyers hold 3-1 lead
  • 1983-05-07 Bruins 4-Isles 8 - Wales Conf Championship- Isles win series 4-2

  • 5-7-1942 in
    Roman Numerals:

    V • VII • MCMXLII


    What is 1942-05-07 converted to roman numerals? Above is the date 5-7-1942 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 VII • V • MCMXLII.


    Next Birthday Countdown:

    Countdown timer for May 7, 2025:


    The above timer is a countdown clock for your next birthday! (Assuming you were born on 1942-05-07) 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 may-7-1942, your next birthday is only 154 days away.


    Your birthday is on May seventh, 1942. Being born in early-May says a lot about you. Your zodiac sign is taurus, your birth-stone is the Emerald, and your birth flower is the Lily (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 30162 days, or 723888 hours, or 43433280 minutes! Your next birthday which is in 2025, is on a Wednesday.

  • Birthstone: Emerald (great gift idea, see Emerald article)
  • Birthflower: Lily
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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