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Snake (zodiac) Wikipedia

Chinese zodiac
The snake is one of the 12 animals which appear in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. According to Chinese folklore, each animal is associated with certain personality traits, and those born in the year of the Snake are calm and gentle, romantic and perceptive. However, they may be prone to sloth and vanity.

See also Snake, Serpent (constellations)

Years of the snake:

• Feb 04, 1905 ? Jan 24,1906 (wood)

• Jan 23, 1917 ? Feb 10, 1918 (fire)

• Feb 10, 1929 ? Jan 29, 1930 (earth)

• Jan 27, 1941 ? Feb 14, 1942 (metal)

• Feb 14, 1953 ? Feb 02, 1954 (water)

• Feb 02, 1965 ? Jan 20, 1966 (wood)

• Feb 18, 1977 ? Feb 06, 1978 (fire)

• Feb 06, 1989 ? Jan 26, 1990 (earth)

• Jan 24, 2001 ? Feb 11, 2002 (metal)

• Feb 10, 2013 ? Jan 30, 2014 (water)

People born under the sign of the Snake (in chronological order):

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Former President of the United States

• Mao Zedong, Late Chairman for the Communist Party of China

• John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States

• Jackie Kennedy, Former First Lady of the United States

• Buzz Aldrin, astronaut

• Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States and Former CEO of Halliburton

• Martha Stewart, Domestic Guru

• Lynne Cheney, Wife of Vice President Dick Cheney

• Muhammad Ali, boxer

• Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist

• John Edwards, politician and former vice-presidential candidate

• Oprah Winfrey, entertainment executive

• Chris Rock, comedian

• Moby, electronic musician

• Veronica Varekova, magazine celebrity

• Daniel Radcliffe, actor

Last Modified:   2005-04-13