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?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Aldo Moro, Italian academic and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1978) |
| 1916 | Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Pearl Hackney, English actress (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1917 | Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Charles Kittel, American physicist (d. 2019) |
| 1916 | Bill Edrich, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Morris West, Australian author and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011) |