According to Chinese Astrology, 1966 is the Year of the Horse and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1966 are Horses. The Chinese Horse year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 21 January 1966 and 8 February 1967 are considered born in the Chinese year 1966 and are a Horse sign. In addition, each Horse 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. 1966 is also known as the Year of the Fire Horse. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1966 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Horse?
Date | Name |
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1966 | Marco Beltrami, Italian-American composer and conductor |
1966 | Patrick Volkerding, American computer scientist and engineer, founded Slackware |
1966 | Dav Pilkey, American author and illustrator |
1966 | Hansi Kürsch, German singer-songwriter and bass player |
1966 | Kazue Itoh, Japanese actress |
1966 | Shadlog Bernicke, Nauruan politician |
1967 | Chris Parnell, American actor and comedian |
1966 | Brian Watts, Canadian golfer |
1966 | George Weah, Liberian footballer and politician, 25th President of Liberia |
1966 | Tory Burch, American fashion designer and philanthropist |
1967 | Tim Flowers, English footballer and coach |
1967 | Matt Bevin, American politician, 62nd Governor of Kentucky |
1967 | Maciej Śliwowski, Polish footballer |
1966 | Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
1967 | Johnny Nelson, English boxer and sportscaster |
1966 | Puri Jagannadh, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter |
1967 | Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (d. 2007) |
1966 | Jeff Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
1966 | Rick Astley, English singer-songwriter |
1967 | Michael Healy-Rae, Irish politician |
1966 | Lorenzo Cherubini, Italian singer-songwriter and rapper |
1966 | Jonas Elmer, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter |
1966 | Dmitry Volkov, Russian swimmer |
1966 | Jane McGrath, English-Australian activist, co-founded the McGrath Foundation (d. 2008) |
1966 | Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player and manager |
1966 | Glen Nissen, Australian rugby league player |
1967 | Anatoly Komm, Russian chef and businessman |
1966 | Christian Kracht, Swiss author |
1966 | Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician |
1966 | Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |