According to Chinese Astrology, 1923 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1923 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 February 1923 and 4 February 1924 are considered born in the Chinese year 1923 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1923 is also known as the Year of the Water Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1923 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Pig?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Jerzy Nowak, Polish actor and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Danny Dayton, American actor and director (d. 1999) |
| 1923 | Lon Simmons, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Artur Alliksaar, Estonian poet and author (d. 1966) |
| 1923 | Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian journalist and playwright (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian author and Holocaust survivor (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Ron Flockhart, Scottish race car driver (d. 1962) |
| 1923 | Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Egyptian journalist (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, Mexican poet and scholar (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer and actress (d. 2001) |
| 1923 | Bob Hank, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | George Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003) |
| 1923 | Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Lillian Cahn, Hungarian-born American businesswoman, co-founded Coach, Inc. (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Doc Watson, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire (d. 2007) |
| 1923 | Dave Strack, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Bob Haymes, American singer-songwriter, and actor (d. 1989) |
| 1923 | Goody Petronelli, American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress (d. 2004) |
| 1923 | Elmo Hope, American pianist and composer (d. 1967) |
| 1923 | Melissa Hayden, Canadian ballerina (d. 2006) |
| 1923 | Elroy Hirsch, American football player (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Benny Hill, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1923 | René Girard, French-American historian, philosopher, and critic (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Bettie Page, American model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Pete Candoli, American trumpet player (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Chuck Daigh, American race car driver (b. 2008) |