Born in 1936, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1936 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1936 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 24 January 1936 and 10 February 1937 are considered born in the Chinese year 1936 and are a Rat sign. In addition, each Rat 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. 1936 is also known as the Year of the Fire Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1936 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1936
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1936. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1936. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1936 | Ralph Steadman, English painter and illustrator |
| 1936 | Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, Scottish politician (d. 2020) |
| 1936 | Jüri Arrak, Estonian painter (d. 2022) |
| 1936 | Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1973) |
| 1937 | Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2007) |
| 1936 | Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican singer, songwriter, music producer, and inventor (d. 2021) |
| 1936 | Jovan Pavlović, Serbian metropolitan (d. 2014) |
| 1936 | John Saxon, American actor (d. 2020) |
| 1936 | Larry McMurtry, American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2021) |
| 1936 | Milan Marcetta, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014) |
| 1936 | Peep Jänes, Estonian architect |
| 1936 | John Callaway, American journalist and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1936 | Michael Hennagin, American composer and educator (d. 1993) |
| 1936 | Margaret Boden, English computer scientist and psychologist |
| 1936 | Claude Nobs, Swiss businessman, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival (d. 2013) |
| 1937 | Bailey Howell, American basketball player |
| 1936 | Robert Downey Sr., American actor and director (d. 2021)[18] |
| 1936 | Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer |
| 1936 | Lawrie McMenemy, English footballer and manager |
| 1936 | Alex Olmedo, Peruvian-American tennis player (d. 2020) |
| 1936 | Martin Gilbert, English historian, author, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1936 | Frank Stella, American painter and sculptor |
| 1936 | James Darren, American actor |
| 1936 | Ben Lexcen, Australian sailor and architect (d. 1988) |
| 1936 | Walter Koenig, American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1936 | Wolf Biermann, German singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1936 | Leroy Drumm, American sailor and songwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1936 | Harry Danielsen, Norwegian educator and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1937 | Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician (d. 2020) |
| 1936 | John Giorno, American poet and performance artist (d. 2019) |