What Day of the Week
October 26, 1942: Day of the Week
October 26, 1942 was the 299th day of the year 1942 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 66 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
A person born on this day will be 81 years old today. If that same person saved a Quarter every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $7,130.75 today.
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Here’s the October 1942 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1942 calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Horse is the mythical animal and Water is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).
October 26, 1942 Historical Event(s)
- 1942World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier, Hornet, is sunk and another aircraft carrier, Enterprise, is heavily damaged.
Who were born on October 26, 1942?
- 1942Bob Hoskins, British actor
- 1942Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1942Zdenko Runjić, Croatian composor (d. 2004)
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