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 | Tony Richardson, English-American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1928 | Alan Sillitoe, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1928 | Eddie Fisher, American singer and actor (d. 2010) |
| 1928 | Thomas M. Foglietta, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (d. 2004) |
| 1928 | Fiorella Mari, Brazilian-Italian actress |
| 1928 | Hannah Weiner, American poet and author (d. 1997) |
| 1929 | Radley Metzger, American filmmaker (d. 2017) |
| 1928 | Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay (d. 2011) |
| 1928 | James Earl Ray, American criminal; assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (d. 1998) |
| 1928 | Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2010) |
| 1928 | Bella Davidovich, Soviet-American pianist |
| 1928 | Samuel Belzberg, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2018) |
| 1928 | Gunnar Nielsen, Danish runner and typographer (d. 1985) |
| 1928 | Dick Miller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1928 | Ciriaco De Mita, 47th Prime minister of Italy |
| 1928 | Wyatt Tee Walker, American pastor, theologian, and activist (d. 2018) |
| 1928 | P. J. Vatikiotis, Israeli-American historian and political scientist (d. 1997) |
| 1928 | Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian general and politician, 2nd President of Georgia (d. 2014) |
| 1929 | Sheila Matthews Allen, American actress and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1929 | Joe Pass, American guitarist and composer (d. 1994) |
| 1929 | Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (d. 2015) |
| 1928 | Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1928 | Bob Buhl, American baseball player (d. 2001) |
| 1928 | Thomas Kinsella, Irish poet, translator, and publisher (d. 2021) |
| 1929 | Edith M. Flanigen, American chemist |
| 1928 | Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (d. 2011) |
| 1928 | Joan Blos, American author and educator (d. 2017) |
| 1928 | Betsy Rawls, American golfer |
| 1929 | Ernst Mahle, German-Brazilian composer and conductor |
| 1928 | Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (d. 2010) |