Born in 1923, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1923 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1923 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 February 1923 and 4 February 1924 are considered born in the Chinese year 1923 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1923 is also known as the Year of the Water Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1923 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Pig and 1923
Famous People Born in the Year of the Pig and Chinese Year 1923. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Pig 1923. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1923 | Doris Burn, American author and illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Mae Young, American wrestler (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (d. 2010) |
| 1923 | Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Michael Medwin, English actor (d. 2020) |
| 1923 | Bob Elliott, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Robert Kuok, Malaysian Chinese business magnate and investor |
| 1923 | V. C. Andrews, American author, illustrator, and painter (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Sergei Parajanov, Georgian-Armenian director and screenwriter (d. 1990) |
| 1923 | Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and politician (d. 2009) |
| 1923 | Gaye Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2010) |
| 1923 | Dorothy Gilman, American author (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Ioannis Grivas, Greek judge and politician, 176th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Ralph Sharon, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Sonny Stitt, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1982) |
| 1923 | Rocky Marciano, American boxer (d. 1969) |
| 1924 | E. P. Thompson, English historian and author (d. 1993) |
| 1923 | Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | Alice Gibson, Belizean chief librarian and educator |
| 1923 | Joseph Hansen, American author and poet (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American singer, pianist, producer (d. 2007) |
| 1923 | Jean Pouliot, Canadian broadcaster (d. 2004) |
| 1923 | Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Dominica (d. 2004) |
| 1923 | Paul Hellyer, Canadian engineer and politician, 16th Canadian Minister of Defence (d. 2021) |
| 1923 | Bülent Ulusu, Turkish admiral and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Betsy Drake, American actress (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater and cyclist (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1953) |