September 23rd, 1942

Born on September 23rd, 1942

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 201 days, exactly on November 11th, 2024, people who were born on September 23rd, 1942 will be 30,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 23rd, 1942?

September 23rd, 1942

World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else happened on September 23rd?

September 23rd, 2019

The British travel company Thomas Cook Group ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world.

September 23rd, 2016

Following a number of high-profile sexual assaults, major reforms were enacted to strengthen laws related to rape in Germany.

September 23rd, 2010

Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed by lethal injection.

September 23rd, 2008

A gunman shot and killed ten students at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences in Kauhajoki, Finland, before committing suicide.

September 23rd, 1952

U.S. vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered the Checkers speech (pictured), one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace.

September 23rd, 1920

The Louisiana hurricane dissipated over Kansas after forcing around 4,500 people to evacuate and causing $1.45 million in damages.

September 23rd, 1913

The United Mine Workers of America begin a strike against the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, sparking the Colorado Coalfield War.

September 23rd, 1884

The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast of Cape Virgenes in Argentina; gold was discovered during the rescue effort, triggering the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.

September 23rd, 1803

Maratha troops were defeated by forces of the British East India Company at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

September 23rd, 1780

American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by Continental Army general Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York.

September 23rd, 1642

First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ended in a Royalist victory.

September 23rd, 1122

Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed to the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy.

September 23rd, 2008

Matti Saari kills ten people at a school in Finland before committing suicide.

September 23rd, 2004

Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 23rd

Born on September 23rd, 1942

65

Dith Pran

Cambodian photojournalist

*September 23rd, 1942, Siem Reap †March 30th, 2008, New Brunswick

81

David Renneberg

Australian cricketer

*September 23rd, 1942, Paddington

81

Colin Low, Baron Low of Dalston

British politician (born 1942)

*September 23rd, 1942, Edinburgh

81

Sila María Calderón

Eighth governor of Puerto Rico

*September 23rd, 1942, San Juan

73

Jeremy Steig

American jazz flutist

*September 23rd, 1942, Manhattan †April 13th, 2016, Yokohama

61

Jeillo Edwards

Was a Sierra Leonean actress (1942-2004)

*September 23rd, 1942, Freetown †July 2nd, 2004, London

64

Randolf Kronberg

German actor and voice actor (1942–2007)

*September 23rd, 1942, Wrocław †March 2nd, 2007, Munich

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 23rd?

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

37

Kaylee DeFer

American actress

*September 23rd, 1986, Tucson

61

Indra Gunawan

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1947, Surakarta City †June 7th, 2009

80

Julio Iglesias

Spanish singer

*September 23rd, 1943, Madrid

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

64

Jason Alexander

American actor, comedian, director and television host

*September 23rd, 1959, Newark

91

Georg Keßler

German association football player, manager and university teacher

*September 23rd, 1932, Sankt Ingbert

83

Michel Temer

President of Brazil from 2016 to 2018

*September 23rd, 1940, Tietê

69

George C. Wolfe

American playwright

*September 23rd, 1954, Frankfort

45

Anthony Mackie

American actor

*September 23rd, 1978, New Orleans

80

Tanuja

Indian film actress

*September 23rd, 1943, Mumbai

80

Gaby Dohm

Austrian actress

*September 23rd, 1943, Salzburg

47

Anya Marina

American musician

*September 23rd, 1976, Ann Arbor

93

Mickey Rooney

American actor (1920–2014)

*September 23rd, 1920, Brooklyn †April 6th, 2014, Studio City

77

Sisse Reingaard

Danish actress, born in 1946

*September 23rd, 1946, Copenhagen

40

John Coltrane

American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967)

*September 23rd, 1926, Hamlet †July 17th, 1967, Huntington

79

Eric Bogle

Scottish born Australian folk musician

*September 23rd, 1944, Peebles

39

Anneliese van der Pol

Dutch actress (born 1984)

*September 23rd, 1984, Amsterdam

Same year
Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on September 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on September 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on September 23rd, 1942
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
September 1942