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 | Shūsaku Endō, Japanese author (d. 1996) |
| 1923 | Bettie Page, American model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Chou Wen-chung, Chinese-American composer and educator (d. 2019) |
| 1923 | Wally Schirra, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2007) |
| 1923 | Doc Watson, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Henry Morgentaler, Polish-Canadian physician and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | J. J. Johnson, American trombonist and composer (d. 2001) |
| 1923 | Peter Corr, Irish-English footballer and manager (d. 2001) |
| 1923 | Fred Hunt, British jazz pianist (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | Nicholas Parsons, English actor and game show host (d. 2020) |
| 1923 | Jorge Daponte, Argentinian racing driver (d. 1963) |
| 1923 | René Thom, French mathematician, biologist, and academic (d. 2002) |
| 1923 | Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (d. 2002) |
| 1923 | Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Dominica (d. 2004) |
| 1923 | Rudolf Friedrich, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Mauno Koivisto, Finnish banker and politician, 9th President of Finland (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Egyptian journalist (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Estelle Getty, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, English cricketer, lawyer, and judge (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | James L. Buckley, American lawyer, judge, and politician |
| 1923 | Larry Rivers, American painter and sculptor (d. 2002) |
| 1923 | John Holt, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1997) |
| 1923 | Sid Tickridge, English footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1923 | Franz-Paul Decker, German conductor (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Jeanne Block, American psychologist (d. 1981) |
| 1923 | Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986) |