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 |
|---|---|
| 1923 | György Ligeti, Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1923 | Elizabeth Hawley, American-Nepali journalist and historian (d. 2018) |
| 1923 | Morris Halle, Latvian-American linguist and academic (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (d. 2010) |
| 1923 | Shūsaku Endō, Japanese author (d. 1996) |
| 1923 | Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985) |
| 1923 | James Hennessy, English businessman and diplomat |
| 1923 | Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001) |
| 1923 | Fred Hunt, British jazz pianist (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | Édouard Boubat, French photographer and journalist (d. 1999) |
| 1923 | Bert Kaempfert, German conductor and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1923 | Ed Bearss, American military historian and author (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Marianne Werner, German shot putter |
| 1924 | Otto Beisheim, German businessman and philanthropist, founded Metro AG (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Robert Maxwell, Czech-English captain, publisher, and politician (d. 1991) |
| 1923 | Michael V. Gazzo, American actor (d. 1995) |
| 1923 | Mauno Koivisto, Finnish banker and politician, 9th President of Finland (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Carl Djerassi, Austrian-American chemist, author, and playwright (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Marcel Broodthaers, Belgian painter and poet (d. 1976) |
| 1923 | Trevor Bailey, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Yamaguchi Hitomi, Japanese author and critic (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | V. C. Andrews, American author, illustrator, and painter (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | Betsy Drake, American actress (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Bonnie Guitar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019) |
| 1923 | Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (d. 2020) |
| 1923 | Mother Angelica, American nun and broadcaster, founded Eternal Word Television Network (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Luis Aloma, Cuban-American baseball player (d. 1997) |