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.
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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 |
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| 1916 | Benjamin Libet, American neuropsychologist and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Justin Catayée, French soldier and politician (d. 1962) |
| 1916 | Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980) |
| 1916 | Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Morris West, Australian author and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Ondina Valla, Italian sprinter and hurdler (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |