According to Chinese Astrology, 1906 is the Year of the Horse and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1906 are Horses. The Chinese Horse year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 25 January 1906 and 12 February 1907 are considered born in the Chinese year 1906 and are a Horse sign. In addition, each Horse 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. 1906 is also known as the Year of the Fire Horse. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1906 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Horse?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Phyllis Pearsall, English painter, cartographer, and author (d. 1996) |
| 1906 | Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French painter (d. 1997) |
| 1906 | Charles Exbrayat, French author and screenwriter (d. 1989) |
| 1906 | Ernie McCormick, Australian cricketer (d. 1991) |
| 1906 | Ozzie Nelson, American actor and bandleader (d. 1975) |
| 1906 | John Cameron Swayze, American journalist (d. 1995) |
| 1906 | Johnny Hodges, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1970) |
| 1906 | Phạm Văn Đồng, Vietnamese lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Vietnam (d. 2000) |
| 1906 | Karl Humenberger, Austrian footballer (d. 1989) |
| 1906 | Vera Menchik, British-Czechoslovak-Russian chess player (d. 1944) |
| 1906 | Chuck Carroll, American football player and lawyer (d. 2003) |
| 1906 | Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (d. 1947) |
| 1906 | Franz Schädle, German SS officer (d. 1945) |
| 1906 | Fernando Germani, Italian organist (d. 1998) |
| 1906 | Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American engineer (d. 1977) |
| 1906 | Russell C. Newhouse, American pilot and engineer (d. 1998) |
| 1906 | Laurens van der Post, South African-English soldier and author (d. 1996) |
| 1906 | Mary Astor, American actress (d. 1987) |
| 1906 | Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian activist (d. 1931) |
| 1907 | Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (d. 1979) |
| 1906 | Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1977) |
| 1906 | Grace Hopper, American admiral and computer scientist, designed COBOL (d. 1992) |
| 1907 | Dixie Dean, English footballer (d. 1980) |
| 1906 | Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher and author (d. 1994) |
| 1906 | Johnny Indrisano, American boxer (d. 1968) |
| 1906 | Walter Robins, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1968) |
| 1906 | Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and educator (d. 1988) |
| 1906 | John Dickson Carr, American author and playwright (d. 1977) |
| 1907 | Joseph Kearns, American actor (d. 1962) |
| 1906 | Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987) |