Born in 1920, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1920 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1920 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 20 February 1920 and 7 February 1921 are considered born in the Chinese year 1920 and are a Monkey sign. In addition, each Monkey 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. 1920 is also known as the Year of the Metal Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1920 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1920
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1920. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1920. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Iosif Vorovich, Russian mathematician and engineer (d. 2001) |
| 1920 | Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000) |
| 1920 | Carmen McRae, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (d. 1994) |
| 1921 | Gory Guerrero, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1990) |
| 1920 | Forrest White, American businessman, co-founded the Music Man Company (d. 1994) |
| 1920 | Tom Moore, British army officer and fundraiser (d. 2021) |
| 1920 | Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (d. 2011) |
| 1921 | Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian-American philosopher and academic (d. 1986) |
| 1920 | Tufty Mann, South African cricketer (d. 1952) |
| 1920 | Philip G. Hodge, American engineer and academic (d. 2014) |
| 1920 | Vasantrao Deshpande, Indian singer and sitar player (d. 1983) |
| 1920 | Fabio Taglioni, Italian engineer (d. 2001) |
| 1920 | Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1920 | Traudl Junge, German secretary (d. 2002) |
| 1920 | Fanny de Sivers, Estonian-French linguist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1920 | Shelley Winters, American actress (d. 2006) |
| 1920 | Václav Neumann, Czech violinist and conductor (d. 1995) |
| 1921 | Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author and playwright (d. 1990) |
| 1920 | Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (d. 2003) |
| 1920 | Daniel Petrie, Canadian-American director and producer (d. 2004) |
| 1920 | Theodore L. Thomas, American chemical engineer, Patent attorney and writer (d. 2005) |
| 1920 | Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (d. 2009) |
| 1920 | George P. Shultz, American economist and politician, 60th United States Secretary of State (d. 2021)[31] |
| 1920 | Peter Koch, American industrial engineer and wood scientist (d. 1998) |
| 1920 | Clarice Lispector, Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and author (d. 1977) |
| 1920 | Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater (d. 2017) |
| 1920 | Henri Amouroux, French historian and journalist (d. 2007) |
| 1920 | Jan Carew, Guyanese-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 2012) |
| 1920 | Roger Angell, American journalist, author, and editor (d. 2022) |
| 1920 | Clemar Bucci, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2011) |