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 | Vicco von Bülow, German humorist, actor, and director (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Gerald Götting, German politician (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Chuck Daigh, American race car driver (b. 2008) |
| 1923 | Donald Sinden, English actor (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | David Hamer, Australian captain and politician (d. 2002) |
| 1923 | Tun Tun, Indian actress and comedian (d. 2003) |
| 1923 | Bob Dole, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2021) |
| 1923 | Gloria Oden, American poet and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | John Connell, American actor (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Sumner Redstone, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2020) |
| 1923 | Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1950) |
| 1923 | Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Dick Shawn, American actor (d. 1987) |
| 1923 | Basil Hume, English cardinal (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Emmanuel Scheffer, German-Israeli footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Morrie Turner, American comics creator (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Val Bettin, American actor (d. 2021) |
| 1923 | Antônio Maria Mucciolo, Italian-Brazilian archbishop (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Robert Zildjian, American businessman, founded Sabian (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Ernest Mandel, German-born Belgian Marxist economist, Trotskyist activist and theorist (d. 1995) |
| 1923 | Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (d. 2001) |
| 1923 | Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentinian golfer (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Wilbur Ware, American double-bassist (d. 1979) |
| 1924 | Nicholas Colasanto, American actor and director (d. 1985) |
| 1923 | Peregrine Worsthorne, English journalist and author (d. 2020) |
| 1923 | Murray Walker, English journalist and sportscaster (d. 2021) |
| 1923 | John Lanchbery, English-Australian composer and conductor (d. 2003) |