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 Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994)
1917 Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002)
1916 Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008)
1916 Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008)
1916 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949)
1916 Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986)
1916 Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004)
1916 Elena Garro, Mexican author and playwright (d. 1998)
1916 Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
1916 Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991)
1916 Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (d. 2012)
1916 William Alland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997)
1916 Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
1916 Charles E. Osgood, American psychologist (d. 1991)
1916 Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer (d. 1991)
1916 William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010)
1917 Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008)
1916 Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013)
1916 Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016)
1916 Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000)
1916 C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013)
1916 Chick Hearn, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2002)
1916 Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010)
1916 Albert Murray, American author and critic (d. 2013)
1916 Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1917 K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994)
1916 Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974)
1916 Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002)
1916 Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995)
1916 Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Caribbean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 1978)