Being born under the Chinese Zodiac Sign Ox you will have qualities such as patience, being taciturn and motivate others to reach higher levels of confidence. Eccentric by nature Oxes sometimes anger too easily. Most have strong opinions coupled with fierce tempers. They don't speak often but when they do it's quite eloquent. Oxes are strong mentally and physically. In everyday life Oxes are easygoing. Stubborness often brings them more harm than good. Failing or being opposed in their beliefs does not sit well for an Ox.
Astrology character and traits of Ox sign: Calm, relaxed, patient, self-assured, sincere, brave, intelligent, sociable, alert, can anger easily, bigoted and resolute.
1817 Zodiac Sign Ox Compatibility
Chinese Zodiac Signs are based upon a twelve year lunar cycle. Your zodiac animal sign is determined by your birthday year. If you were born in 1817 then your astrological sign is Ox. There are twelve animal signs. Each animal has it's own attributes and personality traits the Chinese believe comprise the nature of each particular animal.
Best matches for Zodiac Sign Ox are: Rat, Rooster, Pig, Snake
Bad matches for Zodiac Sign Ox are: Goat, Horse, Dog
Historical Events for the Year 1817
19th January Star Sign » An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, Crossing of the Andes named crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.
24th January Star Sign » Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the Action of Picheuta.
8th February Star Sign » Juan Gregorio de las Heras Las Heras Crossing of the Andes crosses the Andes with an army to join José de San Martín San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain.
12th February Star Sign » An Argentina or Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after Crossing of the Andes named crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops on the Battle of Chacabuco.
15th April Star Sign » Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf, the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut.
15th May » Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
5th June Star Sign » The first Great Lakes steamer, the PS Frontenac called 'Frontenac', is launched.
4th July Star Sign » In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins.
30th October Star Sign » The independent government of Venezuela is established by Simón Bolívar.
24th September » Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)
17th October » Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and scholar (d. 1898)
23rd October » Pierre Larousse or Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer and author (d. 1875)
25th November » John Bigelow, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to France (d. 1911)
30th November » Theodor Mommsen, German jurist, historian, and scholar, Nobel Prize in Literature or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1903)
2nd December » Heinrich von Sybel, German historian, academic, and politician (d. 1895)
4th December » Nikoloz Baratashvili, Georgian poet (d. 1845)
8th December » Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish politician, 10th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1896)
19th December » James J. Archer, American lawyer and general (d. 1864)
25th December » John Hewitt Jellett, Irish priest and academic (d. 1888)
Famous Deaths in History for 1817
1st January » Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist (b. 1743)
16th January » Alexander J. Dallas (statesman) called Alexander J. Dallas, Jamaican-American politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1759)
2nd April » Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740)
4th April » André Masséna, French general (b. 1758)
12th April » Charles Messier, French astronomer (b. 1730)
24th June » Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)
14th July » Germaine de Staël, French philosopher and author (b. 1766)
7th August » Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French economist and politician (b. 1739)
31st August » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador or Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747)
15th October » Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian general (b. 1746)
18th October » Étienne Méhul known as Etienne Nicolas Méhul, French composer (b. 1763)
26th October » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Dutch-Austrian chemist and botanist (b. 1727)
8th November » Andrea Appiani, Italian painter (b. 1754)
14th November » Policarpa Salavarrieta, Colombian seamstress and spy (b. 1795)
7th December » William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)
12th December » Tekle Giyorgis I, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1751)