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 | Hachikō, Japanese dog famous for his loyalty to his owner (d. 1935) |
| 1923 | Tun Tun, Indian actress and comedian (d. 2003) |
| 1923 | Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (d. 2020) |
| 1923 | Michael V. Gazzo, American actor (d. 1995) |
| 1923 | Murray Walker, English journalist and sportscaster (d. 2021) |
| 1923 | Thad Jones, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | Mas Oyama, South Korean-Japanese martial artist (d. 1994) |
| 1923 | Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (d. 2003) |
| 1923 | Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Alice Coachman, American high jumper (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Tito Puente, American drummer and producer (d. 2000) |
| 1923 | Jacques Berthier, French organist and composer (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Otto Beisheim, German businessman and philanthropist, founded Metro AG (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Albert Nordengen, Norwegian banker and politician (d. 2004) |
| 1923 | Bettie Page, American model and actress (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | S. N. Goenka, Burmese-Indian author and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Trevor Bailey, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1923 | Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Clorindo Testa, Italian-Argentinian architect, designed the National Library of the Argentine Republic and Marriott Plaza Hotel (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | Lucas Mangope, South African politician (d. 2018) |
| 1923 | Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (d. 2004) |
| 1923 | Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (d. 2003) |
| 1923 | Arch A. Moore Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of West Virginia (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Intizar Hussain, Indian-Pakistani author and scholar (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Rose Marie, American actress and singer (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Michael Legat, English author and publisher (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Philip Warren Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2020) |