According to Chinese Astrology, 1919 is the Year of the Goat and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1919 are Goats. The Chinese Goat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 1 February 1919 and 19 February 1920 are considered born in the Chinese year 1919 and are a Goat sign. In addition, each Goat 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. 1919 is also known as the Year of the Earth Goat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1919 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Goat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1919 | Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and engineer, designed the AK-47 (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Qateel Shifai, Pakistani poet and songwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1919 | Basil Yamey, South African-English economist and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1919 | Hau Pei-tsun, 13th Premier of the Republic of China (d. 2020) |
| 1919 | Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish soldier and politician, 6th President of the Republic of Poland (d. 2010) |
| 1919 | Skippy Baxter, Canadian-American figure skater and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Mario Bunge, Argentinian-Canadian physicist and philosopher (d. 2020) |
| 1919 | André Guelfi, French race car driver (d. 2016) |
| 1919 | Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Liberace, American pianist and entertainer (d. 1987) |
| 1919 | Joseph Murray, American surgeon and soldier, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Kenneth S. Kleinknecht, NASA manager (d. 2007) |
| 1920 | Henry Eriksson, Swedish runner (d. 2000) |
| 1919 | Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1996) |
| 1919 | John Hope, American soldier and meteorologist (d. 2002) |
| 1919 | Red Buttons, American actor (d. 2006) |
| 1919 | Arnold Meri, Estonian colonel (d. 2009) |
| 1919 | Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor (d. 2022) |
| 1919 | Zelman Cowen, Australian academic and politician, 19th Governor-General of Australia (d. 2011) |
| 1919 | Gil Langley, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1919 | Shamshad Begum, Pakistani-Indian singer (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Roger Doucet, Canadian tenor (d. 1981) |
| 1919 | Robert Marsden Hope, Australian lawyer and judge (d. 1999) |
| 1919 | Jane C. Wright, American oncologist and cancer researcher (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Olga Lowe, South African-English actress (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Pee Wee Butts, American baseball player and coach (d. 1972) |
| 1919 | Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2006) |
| 1919 | William Kaye Estes, American psychologist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1919 | Pauline Kael, American film critic (d. 2001) |
| 1919 | David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015) |