Born in 1996, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1996 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1996 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 19 February 1996 and 7 February 1997 are considered born in the Chinese year 1996 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. 1996 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 1996 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1996
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1996. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1996. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Keston Hiura, American baseball player |
| 1996 | Noah Rubin, American tennis player |
| 1996 | Lele Pons, Latina-American Internet personality |
| 1996 | D. J. Hogg, American basketball player |
| 1996 | Timo Werner, German footballer |
| 1996 | John Olive, Australian rugby league player |
| 1996 | Katharina Althaus, German ski jumper |
| 1996 | Matthew Hammelmann, Australian rules footballer |
| 1996 | William Nylander, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1996 | Sana Minatozaki, Japanese singer |
| 1996 | Michael Christian Martinez, Filipino figure skater |
| 1996 | Claudia Williams, New Zealand tennis player |
| 1996 | Ben Simmons, Australian basketball player |
| 1996 | Simone Manuel, American swimmer |
| 1996 | Aiden Moffat, British race car driver |
| 1996 | Joy, South Korean idol and actress |
| 1996 | Skyler Gisondo, American actor |
| 1996 | Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spanish tennis player[11] |
| 1996 | Choi Yu-jin, South Korean singer and actress |
| 1996 | Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter |
| 1996 | Schuyler Bailar, American swimmer |
| 1996 | Ivan Belikov, Russian footballer |
| 1996 | Donovan Mitchell, American basketball player |
| 1996 | Dylan Minnette, American actor, musician and singer |
| 1996 | Lauren Tait, Scottish netball player |
| 1996 | Andrés Tello, Colombian footballer |
| 1996 | Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer |
| 1996 | Duki, Argentinian rapper |
| 1997 | Ilia Topuria, German-Georgian mixed martial artist |
| 1997 | Fan Zhendong, Chinese table tennis player |