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 |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Ondina Valla, Italian sprinter and hurdler (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Irene Worth, American actress (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Fadil Hoxha, Kosovar commander and politician, President of Kosovo (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Mary Stewart, British author and poet (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940) |
| 1916 | Justin Catayée, French soldier and politician (d. 1962) |
| 1916 | Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Albert Murray, American author and critic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | George Turner, Australian author and critic (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Richard Eastham, American actor (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Benjamin Libet, American neuropsychologist and academic (d. 2007) |