Born in 1928, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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.
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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1928
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1928. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1928. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1928 | Tom Sharpe, English-Spanish author and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1928 | Michael Craig, Indian-English actor and screenwriter |
| 1928 | Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1928 | Yves Klein, French painter (d. 1962) |
| 1928 | Dolphy, Filipino actor, singer, and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1928 | Shan Ratnam, Sri Lankan physician and academic (d. 2001) |
| 1928 | Don Bolles, American investigative reporter (d. 1976) |
| 1928 | Al McGuire, American basketball player, coach, and commentator (d. 2001) |
| 1928 | Dick Van Patten, American actor (d. 2015) |
| 1928 | Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2006) |
| 1928 | Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian general (d. 2021) |
| 1928 | Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004) |
| 1928 | Robert Irwin, American painter and gardener |
| 1928 | Alberto Korda, Cuban photographer (d. 2001) |
| 1928 | Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (d. 2014) |
| 1928 | Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson (d. 2018) |
| 1928 | Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (d. 1991) |
| 1929 | Gordon Moore, American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation |
| 1928 | Hampton Hawes, American pianist and author (d. 1977) |
| 1928 | Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist, talk show host, professor, author, and Holocaust survivor |
| 1928 | Irma Wyman, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2015) |
| 1928 | Lady Gwen Thompson, English author and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1928 | René Clemencic, Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player |
| 1928 | Hans Steinbrenner, German sculptor (d. 2008) |
| 1928 | Ida Haendel, Polish-English violinist and educator (d. 2020) |
| 1928 | Mario Montenegro, Filipino actor (d. 1988) |
| 1929 | Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator |
| 1928 | John Disley, Welsh athlete (d. 2016) |
| 1929 | Earl Hooker, American guitarist (d. 1970) |
| 1928 | Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian general and politician, 2nd President of Georgia (d. 2014) |