Born in 1916, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1916 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1916 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 3 February 1916 and 22 January 1917 are considered born in the Chinese year 1916 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1916 is also known as the Year of the Fire Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1916 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1916
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1916. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1916. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Irene Worth, American actress (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Luigi Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959) |
| 1916 | Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | John Kundla, American basketball player and coach (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Irving Wallace, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | José López Rega, Argentinean politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Mort Meskin, American illustrator (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Al Killian, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1950) |