Born in 1906, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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?
Famous people from the Year of the Horse and 1906
Famous People Born in the Year of the Horse and Chinese Year 1906. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Horse 1906. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1975) |
| 1907 | Alexander Knox, Canadian-English actor and screenwriter (d. 1995) |
| 1906 | R. K. Narayan, Indian author (d. 2001) |
| 1906 | S. D. Burman, Indian composer and singer (d. 1975) |
| 1906 | Laurens van der Post, South African-English soldier and author (d. 1996) |
| 1906 | Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (d. 1989) |
| 1906 | Mireille Hartuch, French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996) |
| 1906 | Hans Bethe, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005) |
| 1906 | Thomas Hollway, Australian politician, Premier of Victoria (d. 1971) |
| 1906 | Kurt Gödel, Czech-American mathematician, philosopher, and academic (d. 1978) |
| 1906 | S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-American academic and politician (d. 1992) |
| 1906 | Séra Martin, French middle-distance runner (d. 1993) |
| 1906 | Ali Hadi Bara, Iranian-Turkish sculptor and educator (d. 1971) |
| 1906 | Henry Thambiah, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (d. 1997) |
| 1907 | Henk Badings, Indonesian-Dutch composer and engineer (d. 1987) |
| 1907 | Gordon Kidd Teal, American engineer and inventor (d. 2003) |
| 1907 | Günter Eich, German author and songwriter (d. 1972) |
| 1906 | Chuck Carroll, American football player and lawyer (d. 2003) |
| 1907 | Pierre Pflimlin, French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2000) |
| 1906 | Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founder of Estée Lauder Companies (d. 2004) |
| 1906 | James Bausch, American decathlete and football player (d. 1974) |
| 1906 | George Dillon, American soldier and poet (d. 1968) |
| 1906 | Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest and educator (d. 1970) |
| 1906 | Yiorgos Theotokas, Greek author and playwright (d. 1966) |
| 1906 | Walter Robins, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1968) |
| 1906 | Pee Wee Russell, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 1969) |
| 1906 | Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (d. 1997) |
| 1907 | James A. Michener, American author and philanthropist (d. 1997) |
| 1906 | Russell C. Newhouse, American pilot and engineer (d. 1998) |
| 1906 | Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish composer and educator (d. 1972) |