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 | Jacquemine Charrott Lodwidge, English writer (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Wilson Greatbatch, American engineer and philanthropist (d. 2011) |
| 1920 | Paul Gayten, American R&B pianist, songwriter, producer, and record company executive (d. 1991) |
| 1919 | Georgie Auld, Canadian-American saxophonist, clarinet player, and bandleader (d. 1990) |
| 1920 | William Colby, American intelligence officer, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1996) |
| 1919 | Jayne Meadows, American actress and author (d. 2015) |
| 1920 | Bertus de Harder, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 1982) |
| 1919 | Alan Brown, English race car driver (d. 2004) |
| 1919 | Pierre Soulages, French artist (d. 2022) |
| 1919 | Zhao Ziyang, Chinese politician (d. 2005) |
| 1919 | Sam Wanamaker, American actor and director (d. 1993) |
| 1919 | Marie Windsor, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1919 | Georges Ulmer, Danish-French actor and composer (d. 1989) |
| 1919 | Michael Strank, American sergeant and flag raiser at the Battle of Iwo Jima (d. 1945) |
| 1919 | Eric Thompson, English race car driver and businessman (d. 2015) |
| 1920 | Walter Frederick Morrison, American businessman, invented the Frisbee (d. 2010) |
| 1919 | Tommy Byrne, American baseball player, coach, and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1919 | Jon Pertwee, English actor (d. 1996) |
| 1919 | Mary Midgley, English philosopher and author (d. 2018) |
| 1919 | Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet and author (d. 2005) |
| 1919 | Solange Chaput-Rolland, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001) |
| 1920 | George Rose, English actor and singer (d. 1988) |
| 1919 | Ernst Haefliger, Swiss tenor and educator (d. 2007) |
| 1919 | Huntz Hall, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1919 | Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (d. 1983) |
| 1919 | Tracy Hall, American chemist and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1919 | Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1997) |
| 1919 | Jack Palance, American boxer and actor (d. 2006) |
| 1919 | Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2006) |
| 1919 | Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2012) |