Day of Week Friday in other languages
- If you are interested in languages then this day of the week Friday is called:
Dies Veneris in Latin, Freitag in German, Vendredi in French, Venerdi in Italian, Viernes in Spanish
Zodiac Sign ♏ Scorpio Born on this Date
- People born in the year 1942 on the 23rd October have the zodiac sign Scorpio.
Scorpio is the eighth astrological sign in the Zodiac. The symbol of the scorpion is based on Scorpius, a giant scorpion sent by Gaia to kill Orion. Scorpios can be the most intense, profound, powerful people. They seriously make an effort to learn about others all the time.
Even when they appear self-controlled and calm there is a strong intensity of emotional energy under their exterior. They are like the volcano not far under the surface of a calm sea, it may burst into eruption at any moment. Scorpios are fiercely independent. Scorpios are all about control, they need to be in control at all times.
Positive aspects ,determined, forceful, emotional, intuitive, powerful, passionate exciting and magnetic. Negative aspects jealous, resentful, compulsive, obsessive, secretive and obstinate.
Scorpio is the symbol of sex and Scorpios are passionate lovers, the most sensually energetic of all the signs. Soft hearted, faithful and take good care of their life partner.
Historical Events for 23rd October, 1942
- » World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein: At El Alamein in northern Egypt, the British Eighth Army (United Kingdom) Eighth Army under Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Field Marshal Montgomery begins a critical offensive to expel
- » All 12 passengers and crewmen aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner are killed when it is struck by a U.S. Army Air Forces bomber near Palm Springs, California. Amongst the victims is award-winning composer and songwriter Ralph Rainger ("Thanks for t
- » World War II: The Battle for Henderson Field begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on October 26.
Famous Birthdays on October 23 in 1942
- » Michael Crichton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
- » Bernd Erdmann, German footballer and manager
- » Anita Roddick, English businesswoman and activist, founder of The Body Shop (d. 2007)
October 23rd Famous Deaths for 1942
- » Ralph Rainger, American pianist and composer (b. 1901)
October 23rd Holidays in History
- » Christian Feast Day:
- » Boethius known as Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
- » James the Just (Lutheran/Episcopal Church)
- » John of Capistrano named Giovanni da Capistrano
- » Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople named Ignatius of Constantinople
- » Severin of Cologne
- » October 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- » Public holidays in Thailand called Chulalongkorn Day (Thailand)
- » Public holidays in the Republic of Macedonia e.g Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle (Republic of Macedonia)
- » Mole Day (Chemists)
If you were born on this day of the week in the year 1942 then you would be 82 years old today. If you decided to start collecting one dollar every day at the age 10 then you would have accumulated $26280 today.