According to Chinese Astrology, 1923 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1923 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 February 1923 and 4 February 1924 are considered born in the Chinese year 1923 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1923 is also known as the Year of the Water Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1923 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Pig?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Ernst Florian Winter, Austrian-American historian and political scientist (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | René Favaloro, Argentine surgeon and cardiologist (d. 2000) |
| 1923 | Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | George Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003) |
| 1923 | Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | William A. Rusher, American lawyer and journalist (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | George J. Maloof, Sr., American businessman (d. 1980) |
| 1923 | Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Clorindo Testa, Italian-Argentinian architect, designed the National Library of the Argentine Republic and Marriott Plaza Hotel (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Gene Callahan, American art director and production designer (d. 1990) |
| 1923 | Lillian Cahn, Hungarian-born American businesswoman, co-founded Coach, Inc. (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Ken Meuleman, Australian cricketer (d. 2004) |
| 1923 | Irvin Kershner, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1923 | Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1923 | Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American songwriter and producer, founded Atlantic Records (d. 2006) |
| 1923 | John Holt, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1997) |
| 1923 | Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Robert H. Michel, American soldier and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Stansfield Turner, American admiral and academic, 12th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 2018) |
| 1923 | Aristides Pereira, Cape Verdean politician, first President of Cape Verde (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan general and politician, President of Azerbaijan (d. 2003) |
| 1923 | Charlton Heston, American actor, director and gun rights activist (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Ian Graham, English archaeologist and explorer (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (d. 2008) |
| 1923 | Robin Day, English lieutenant and journalist (d. 2000) |
| 1923 | Gerald Götting, German politician (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player and bandleader (d. 2014) |
| 1923 | Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Peter Corr, Irish-English footballer and manager (d. 2001) |