Horse (zodiac)
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The Horse is one of the twelve animals of Chinese astrology. It is believed that a person born in the year of a particular animal acquires the characteristics attributed to it. People born under the year of the horse are said to be self-dependant and highly individualistic. Freedom is essential to their being. It is roughly equivalent to Gemini of Western astrology.
The horse occupies the seventh position in the zodiac chart. Its ruling hours are 11 am to 1 pm. Its lucky gemstone is Beryl. The ruling element of horse is fire and polarity is yang (even years in the sixty - year cycle)
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The years of the Horse
Given below is the list of years associated with the horse alongwith its corresponding elements :
- January 25, 1906 to February 12, 1907 - Fire
- February 11, 1918 to January 31, 1919 – Earth
- January 30, 1930 to February 16, 1931 – Metal
- February 15, 1942 to February 4, 1943 – Water
- February 3, 1954 to February 16, 1955 – Wood
- January 21, 1966 to February 8, 1967 – Fire
- February 7, 1978 to January 27, 1979 – Earth
- January 27, 1990 to February 14, 1991 – Metal
- February 12, 2002 to January 31, 2003 – Water
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Celebrities
Many famous people have been born in the year of the horse.
- Clint Eastwood, actor, director & producer
- Janet Jackson, singer
- Theodore Roosevelt, Former President of USA
- James Cameron, film director and producer
- Adam Sandler, actor
- Sean Connery, actor
- Usher, musician
- John Travolta, actor
- Boris Yeltsin, Former Russian President
- Cindy Crawford, supermodel
- Neil Armstrong, astronaut
- Jimi Hendrix, singer & musician
- Michael Moore, film director
- Emma Watson, actress
- George Soros, financial speculator and investor