According to Chinese Astrology, 1928 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1928 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 23 January 1928 and 9 February 1929 are considered born in the Chinese year 1928 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1928 is also known as the Year of the Earth Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1928 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
Date | Name |
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1928 | Marge Schott, American businesswoman (d. 2004) |
1928 | Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017) |
1928 | Ron Reynolds, English footballer (d. 1999) |
1928 | Flora MacNeil, Scottish Gaelic singer (d. 2015) |
1928 | Earl Holliman, American actor |
1928 | Viramachaneni Vimla Devi, Indian parliamentarian (d. 1967) |
1929 | Larry L. King, American journalist, author, and playwright (d. 2012) |
1928 | E. D. Hirsch, American author, critic, and academic |
1928 | Arman, French-American painter and sculptor (d. 2005) |
1928 | Frank Foster, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2011) |
1928 | Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 2011) |
1928 | George Bullard, American baseball player (d. 2002) |
1928 | Carlos Fuentes, Mexican novelist and essayist (d. 2012) |
1928 | Mary Daly, American philosopher and theologian (d. 2010) |
1928 | Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (d. 2015) |
1928 | Whitey Ford, American baseball player and coach (d. 2020) |
1928 | Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson (d. 2018) |
1929 | Phillip Knightley, Australian journalist, author, and critic (d. 2016) |
1928 | Ralph Goings, American painter (d. 2016) |
1928 | Sheila Walsh, English author (d. 2009) |
1928 | Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (d. 1985) |
1928 | Jerome Biffle, American long jumper and coach (d. 2002) |
1928 | Delfim Netto, Brazilian economist |
1928 | Giampiero Boniperti, Italian footballer and politician (d. 2021) |
1928 | Gerald Regan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 2019) |
1929 | Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and logician (d. 2015) |
1928 | Ernie Vandeweghe, Canadian-American basketball player and physician (d. 2014) |
1928 | Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (d. 1998) |
1929 | Lois Hole, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (d. 2005) |
1928 | Johnny Valentine, American wrestler (d. 2001) |