Born in 1928, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1928 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1928 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 23 January 1928 and 9 February 1929 are considered born in the Chinese year 1928 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon year is also represented by 5 elements in Chinese astrology that express character and behavior. Therefore, each year it is referred to with a different zodiac animal name and a different element name, and this repeats only once in 60 years. 1928 is also known as the Year of the Earth Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1928 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1928
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1928. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1928. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1928 | Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American geologist and astronomer (d. 1997) |
| 1928 | Samuel Belzberg, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2018) |
| 1928 | Édouard Molinaro, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1928 | Giacomo Biffi, Italian cardinal (d. 2015) |
| 1928 | Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, Irish-born English politician |
| 1928 | Franklin Cover, American actor (d. 2006) |
| 1928 | Carl Gardner, American singer (d. 2011) |
| 1928 | Betsy Byars, American author and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1928 | Eve Bunting, Irish-American author and academic |
| 1928 | Adolphe Gesché, Belgian Catholic priest and theologian (d. 2003) |
| 1929 | Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (d. 2007) |
| 1928 | Bill Hewitt, Canadian journalist and sportscaster (d. 1996) |
| 1928 | Nicolas Roeg, English director and cinematographer (d. 2018) |
| 1928 | Eugenio Lopez Jr., Filipino businessman and chairman of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (d. 1999) |
| 1928 | Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (d. 1982) |
| 1928 | Nancy Olson, American actress |
| 1929 | Edith M. Flanigen, American chemist |
| 1928 | Jimmy Dean, American singer, actor, and businessman, founded the Jimmy Dean Food Company (d. 2010) |
| 1929 | Robert Juniper, Australian painter and sculptor (d. 2012) |
| 1928 | Dick York, American actor (d. 1992) |
| 1928 | Elliott Erwitt, French-American photographer and director |
| 1928 | P. J. Vatikiotis, Israeli-American historian and political scientist (d. 1997) |
| 1928 | Arman, French-American painter and sculptor (d. 2005) |
| 1928 | Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (d. 1995) |
| 1928 | Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1976) |
| 1928 | Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress (d. 2016) |
| 1928 | Vincent Gigante, American boxer and mobster (d. 2005) |
| 1928 | George Bullard, American baseball player (d. 2002) |
| 1928 | Joe B. Hall, American basketball player and coach (d. 2022) |
| 1928 | Noam Chomsky, American linguist and philosopher |