According to Chinese Astrology, 1930 is the Year of the Horse and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1930 are Horses. The Chinese Horse year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 30 January 1930 and 16 February 1931 are considered born in the Chinese year 1930 and are a Horse sign. In addition, each Horse 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. 1930 is also known as the Year of the Metal Horse. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1930 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Horse?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Lois Smith, American actress |
| 1931 | Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Malaysian cleric and politician, 12th Menteri Besar of Kelantan (d. 2015) |
| 1930 | Edward Woodward, English actor (d. 2009) |
| 1930 | Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2016) |
| 1930 | John Morgan, Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1930 | Elmira Minita Gordon, Belizean educator, 1st Governor-General of Belize |
| 1930 | Vernon Handley, English conductor (d. 2008) |
| 1931 | Judith Viorst, American journalist and author |
| 1930 | Roger Vergé, French chef and restaurateur (d. 2015) |
| 1930 | Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (d. 2014) |
| 1930 | Shahabuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi judge and politician, 12th President of Bangladesh (d. 2022) |
| 1930 | Bruce Dawe, Australian poet and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1930 | Carlos Menem, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina (d. 2021) |
| 1931 | Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author |
| 1930 | Alejandro Rey, Argentinian-American actor and director (d. 1987) |
| 1930 | Claude Bolling, French pianist, composer, and actor (d. 2020) |
| 1930 | Stephen Sondheim, American composer and songwriter (d. 2021) |
| 1930 | Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2004) |
| 1930 | Robert Trotter, Scottish actor and photographer (d. 2013) |
| 1930 | Grace Lee Whitney, American actress and singer (d. 2015) |
| 1930 | Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996) |
| 1930 | Joy Whitby, English director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1930 | Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1930 | Hugh Everett III, American physicist and mathematician (d. 1982) |
| 1930 | Andrew Sachs, German-English actor and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1930 | Michael Bilirakis, American lawyer and politician |
| 1930 | Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2022) |
| 1930 | Joe DeNardo, American meteorologist (d. 2018) |
| 1930 | Aino Kukk, Estonian chess player and engineer (d. 2006) |
| 1930 | Jerome Callet, American instrument designer, educator, and author (d. 2019) |