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 | Bert Hölldobler, German biologist and entomologist |
| 1936 | Jan Pieńkowski, Polish-English author and illustrator (d. 2022) |
| 1937 | Grace Bumbry, American operatic soprano |
| 1936 | Harold Vick, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 1987) |
| 1936 | Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper and educator (d. 2016) |
| 1936 | Mary Tyler Moore, American actress and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1937 | Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, the youngest son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria |
| 1936 | Yuan T. Lee, Taiwanese-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1936 | Maurice Evans, English footballer and manager (d. 2000) |
| 1936 | Marge Piercy, American poet and novelist |
| 1936 | Bill Rompkey, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1936 | Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Italy |
| 1936 | Anthony Kennedy, American lawyer and jurist |
| 1937 | Sonny Siebert, American baseball player |
| 1936 | Jill Ireland, English actress (d. 1990) |
| 1936 | C. K. Williams, American poet, critic, and translator (d. 2015) |
| 1937 | Rao Gopal Rao, Indian actor, producer, and politician (d. 1994) |
| 1936 | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African academic and politician, 8th First Lady of South Africa (d. 2018) |
| 1937 | Bailey Howell, American basketball player |
| 1936 | Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (d. 2007) |
| 1936 | Mart Laga, Estonian basketball player (d. 1977) |
| 1937 | Francis George, American cardinal (d. 2015) |
| 1936 | Roy Emerson, Australian-American tennis player and coach |
| 1936 | Jimmy Ruffin, American soul singer (d. 2014) |
| 1936 | Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 1980) |
| 1936 | Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, English banker and philanthropist |
| 1936 | Salim Kallas, Syrian actor and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1936 | Don Drysdale, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1993) |
| 1936 | Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (d. 2000) |
| 1936 | James Dobson, American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded Focus on the Family |