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 | Hans-Joachim Marseille, German captain and pilot (d. 1942) |
| 1919 | Camilla Williams, American soprano and educator (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore (d. 2021)[164][165] |
| 1919 | Mitja Ribičič, Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (d. 2010) |
| 1919 | Lester James Peries, Sri Lankan director, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2018) |
| 1919 | Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the IFBB (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Jim Wallwork, English-Canadian sergeant and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Jimmy Snyder, American sportscaster (d. 1996) |
| 1919 | Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (d. 2006) |
| 1920 | Arthur Willis, English footballer player-manager (d. 1987) |
| 1920 | Mick McManus, English wrestler (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Ian Wallace, English actor and singer (d. 2009) |
| 1919 | Godfrey Hounsfield, English biophysicist and engineer Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1919 | Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | William Kruskal, American mathematician and statistician (d. 2005) |
| 1919 | Georg Gawliczek, German footballer and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1919 | Max Shulman, American author and screenwriter (d. 1988) |
| 1919 | Shamshad Begum, Pakistani-Indian singer (d. 2013) |
| 1919 | Subhadra Joshi, Indian freedom activist and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1919 | Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and manager (d. 2017) |
| 1919 | Ray Dowker, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2004) |
| 1919 | Lex Barker, American actor (d. 1973) |
| 1920 | Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | William Kaye Estes, American psychologist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1919 | Donald M. Ashton, English art director (d. 2004) |
| 1919 | Ella T. Grasso, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1981) |
| 1920 | Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1999) |
| 1920 | Farouk I, King of Egypt (d. 1965) |