According to Chinese Astrology, 1943 is the Year of the Goat and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1943 are Goats. The Chinese Goat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 5 February 1943 and 24 January 1944 are considered born in the Chinese year 1943 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. 1943 is also known as the Year of the Water Goat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1943 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Goat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1943 | Billie Jean King, American tennis player and sportscaster |
| 1943 | Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director |
| 1943 | Shirrel Rhoades, American author, publisher, and academic |
| 1943 | Jerry Portnoy, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player |
| 1943 | Paul Junger Witt, American director and producer (d. 2018) |
| 1943 | Paul Cotton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021) |
| 1943 | Joe Simon, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2021) |
| 1943 | John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor and director |
| 1943 | Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1943 | Deirdre Clancy, English costume designer |
| 1943 | Pierre-André Fournier, Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 2015) |
| 1943 | Woody Peoples, American football player (d. 2010) |
| 1943 | Leonard Peltier, American political activist and convicted criminal |
| 1943 | Helmut Marko, Austrian race car driver and manager |
| 1943 | Christine Charbonneau, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1943 | Tom Jaine, English author |
| 1943 | Jeff Bingaman, American soldier and politician, 25th Attorney General of New Mexico |
| 1943 | Paul Bégin, Canadian lawyer and politician |
| 1943 | Jimmy Johnson, American football player and coach |
| 1943 | Derek Leckenby, English pop-rock guitarist (d. 1994) |
| 1943 | Eddie May, English footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1943 | Joselito, Spanish singer and actor |
| 1943 | Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater, English politician |
| 1943 | Pino Presti, Italian bass player, composer, conductor, and producer |
| 1943 | Fred Wesley, American jazz and funk trombonist |
| 1943 | Pit Martin, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008) |
| 1944 | Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer and conductor |
| 1944 | Jeffrey Catherine Jones, American comics and fantasy artist (d. 2011) |
| 1943 | David Douglas-Home, British businessman and politician |
| 1943 | Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach |