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 | Günther Schifter, Austrian journalist and radio host (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Mary Francis Shura, American author (d. 1991) |
| 1923 | John Connell, American actor (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Ruth Adler Schnee, German-American textile designer and interior designer (d. 2023) |
| 1923 | André Courrèges, French fashion designer (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Jewel Plummer Cobb, American biologist, cancer researcher, and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Margaret Olley, Australian painter and philanthropist (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Michael Legat, English author and publisher (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Louise Suggs, American golfer, co-founded LPGA (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005) |
| 1923 | Sam Rivers, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Samuel Khachikian, Iranian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 2001) |
| 1923 | César Fernández Ardavín, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 2002) |
| 1923 | Gerard Reve, Dutch-Belgian author and poet (d. 2006) |
| 1923 | Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (d. 2005) |
| 1923 | Estelle Getty, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Carlos Páez Vilaró, Uruguayan painter and sculptor (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Canadian mathematician (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Eugene Patterson, American journalist and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Carolyn Cassady, American author (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Masutatsu Ōyama, Japanese karateka (d. 1994) |
| 1923 | Harrison Dillard, American sprinter and hurdler (d. 2019) |
| 1923 | Claudio Matteini, Italian football player (d. 2003) |
| 1923 | Prakash Vir Shastri, Indian academic and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1923 | Lucas Mangope, South African politician (d. 2018) |
| 1923 | François Sermon, Belgian footballer (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician, psychologist, and author (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | David Hamer, Australian captain and politician (d. 2002) |