Born in 1923, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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.
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Famous people from the Year of the Pig and 1923
Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig and Chinese Year 1923. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Pig 1923. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1923 | Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Margaret Olley, Australian painter and philanthropist (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Robert Craft, American conductor and musicologist (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Doris Johnson, American politician |
| 1923 | Nizar Qabbani, Syrian poet, publisher, and diplomat (d. 1998) |
| 1923 | Achille Silvestrini, Italian prelate (d. 2019) |
| 1923 | Louis Gottlieb, American singer and bass player (d. 1996) |
| 1923 | Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1923 | Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (d. 2002) |
| 1923 | Edith Fellows, American actress (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Patrick Moore, English astronomer and television host (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Gene Reynolds, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1923 | Linda Darnell, American actress (d. 1965) |
| 1923 | Liviu Ciulei, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2002) |
| 1923 | Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2005) |
| 1923 | César Fernández Ardavín, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1923 | Hachikō, Japanese dog famous for his loyalty to his owner (d. 1935) |
| 1923 | Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist, short story writer, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Morris Halle, Latvian-American linguist and academic (d. 2018) |
| 1923 | Percy Heath, American bassist (d. 2005) |
| 1923 | Ninian Stephen, English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th Governor-General of Australia (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and politician (d. 2009) |
| 1923 | Andy Granatelli, American race car driver and businessman (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014) |