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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Park Jihyo, South Korean singer |
| 1996 | Mikael Ingebrigtsen, Norwegian footballer |
| 1996 | Kateřina Siniaková, Czech tennis player |
| 1996 | Annalisa Cochrane, American actress |
| 1996 | JuJu Smith-Schuster, American football player |
| 1996 | Cameron Johnson, American basketball player |
| 1996 | Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer |
| 1996 | Niki Wories, Dutch figure skater |
| 1997 | Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player |
| 1996 | Alexander Albon, Thai-British race car driver |
| 1996 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player |
| 1996 | David Pastrňák, Czech ice hockey player |
| 1996 | Michael Seaton, Jamaican footballer |
| 1996 | Ayaka Sasaki, Japanese singer |
| 1996 | Genesis Cabrera, Dominican baseball player |
| 1996 | Joseph Manu, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1996 | Jenifer Brening, German singer |
| 1997 | Ilia Topuria, German-Georgian mixed martial artist |
| 1996 | Saron Läänmäe, Estonian footballer |
| 1997 | Micah Hart, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1996 | Denis Zakaria, Swiss footballer |
| 1996 | Cherprang Areekul, Thai singer |
| 1996 | B.I, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer |
| 1996 | Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russian tennis player |
| 1997 | Patrick Herbert, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1996 | Lorna Fitzgerald, British actress |
| 1996 | Wen Junhui, Chinese singer |
| 1996 | Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer |
| 1996 | Choi Yu-jin, South Korean singer and actress |
| 1997 | Jeremy Shada, American actor, musician and singer |