According to Chinese Astrology, 1955 is the Year of the Goat and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1955 are Goats. The Chinese Goat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 24 January 1955 and 11 February 1956 are considered born in the Chinese year 1955 and are a Goat sign. In addition, each Goat 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. 1955 is also known as the Year of the Wood Goat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1955 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Goat?
Date | Name |
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1955 | Yuriy Sedykh, Ukrainian hammer thrower (d. 2021) |
1955 | Bill Osborne, New Zealand rugby player |
1955 | Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web |
1955 | Mick Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1955 | Colin Moulding, English singer-songwriter and bassist |
1956 | Peter Schilling, German singer-songwriter |
1955 | Clément Gignac, Canadian politician |
1955 | Charles Martinet, American actor |
1956 | Steve Riley, American drummer |
1955 | Artemy Troitsky, Russian journalist and critic |
1955 | Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster |
1955 | Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter |
1955 | Kulbir Bhaura, Indian field hockey player |
1955 | Don Hahn, American director and producer |
1955 | Jill Pipher, American mathematician and academic |
1955 | Lonnie Pitchford, American singer and guitarist (d. 1998) |
1955 | Rat Scabies, English drummer and producer |
1956 | David Wiesner, American author and illustrator |
1955 | Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
1955 | Carol Browner, American lawyer and environmentalist, 8th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency |
1955 | Duncan Steel, English-Australian astronomer and author |
1955 | Yamina Benguigui, Algerian-French director and politician |
1955 | Cathy Jones, Canadian actress, comedian, and writer |
1955 | Otis Birdsong, American basketball player and radio host |
1955 | Margaret Moran, British politician and criminal |
1955 | Scott Simpson, American golfer |
1955 | Andy Bechtolsheim, German engineer, co-founded Sun Microsystems |
1955 | Alex Cunningham, Scottish politician |
1955 | Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player |
1955 | Donald Pettit, American engineer and astronaut |