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.
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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 |
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| 1996 | Kaitlin Hawayek, American ice dancer |
| 1996 | Skyler Gisondo, American actor |
| 1996 | Bartosz Kapustka, Polish footballer |
| 1996 | Birdy, English singer-songwriter |
| 1996 | Lauren Tait, Scottish netball player |
| 1996 | Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer |
| 1996 | Brandon Smith, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1996 | Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1996 | Florian Maitre, French cyclist |
| 1997 | Fan Zhendong, Chinese table tennis player |
| 1996 | Emmanuel Mudiay, Congolese basketball player |
| 1997 | Park Jihyo, South Korean singer |
| 1996 | Joe Burrow, American football player |
| 1996 | Abigail Breslin, American actress |
| 1996 | Barbara Haas, Austrian tennis player |
| 1996 | Ayaka Sasaki, Japanese singer |
| 1996 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Norwegian ski runner |
| 1996 | Abrahm DeVine, American swimmer |
| 1996 | Brad Walsh, Australian footballer |
| 1997 | Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
| 1996 | Caitlin Parker, Australian boxer |
| 1996 | Sami Niku, Finnish ice hockey player |
| 1996 | Taylor Townsend, American tennis player |
| 1996 | Nanda Kyaw, Burmese footballer |
| 1996 | Liam Donnelly, Northern Irish footballer |
| 1996 | Rebecca Tunney, English gymnast |
| 1996 | Shonica Wharton, Barbadian netball player |
| 1996 | Katie Boulter, British tennis player |
| 1997 | Luis Díaz, Colombian footballer, left winger for English club Liverpool F.C. |
| 1996 | Nelson Asofa-Solomona, New Zealand rugby league player |