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?
Date | Name |
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1996 | Emmanuel Mudiay, Congolese basketball player |
1996 | Hailee Steinfeld, American actress, singer and songwriter |
1996 | Sebastián Vegas, Chilean footballer |
1996 | Joe Burrow, American football player |
1996 | Matt Renshaw, English-Australian cricketer |
1996 | Jayden Brailey, Australian rugby league player |
1997 | Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player |
1996 | Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player |
1996 | Morissette, Filipina singer-songwriter |
1996 | Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player |
1996 | Jessika Ponchet, French tennis player[30] |
1996 | Blake Brockington, American trans man and activist (d. 2015) |
1996 | Oli McBurnie, Scottish footballer |
1997 | Lamar Jackson, American football player |
1996 | Lukas Webb, Australian rules footballer |
1996 | Hugh Bernard, English cricketer |
1996 | James Graham, British singer |
1996 | Aiden Moffat, British race car driver |
1997 | Ilia Topuria, German-Georgian mixed martial artist |
1996 | Sehrou Guirassy, French footballer |
1996 | Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul, Thai singer and dancer |
1996 | Kyla Ross, American gymnast |
1996 | Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer |
1997 | Luis Díaz, Colombian footballer, left winger for English club Liverpool F.C. |
1996 | Tia-Adana Belle, Barbadian athlete |
1996 | Jung Ye-rin, South Korean singer and actress |
1996 | Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player |
1996 | Arianne Hartono, Dutch tennis player[18] |
1996 | Kateřina Siniaková, Czech tennis player |
1996 | Tyrell Fuimaono, Australian rugby player |