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 Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991)
1916 Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (d. 2013)
1916 Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002)
1916 Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (d. 2009)
1916 Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003)
1916 Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2012)
1916 Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985)
1916 Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
1916 Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001)
1916 Luigi Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1916 Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994)
1916 Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985)
1916 Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1979)
1916 Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1990)
1916 Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (d. 1982)
1916 Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
1916 Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990)
1916 Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat (d. 2018)
1916 Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012)
1916 Irving Wallace, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
1916 Michael Gwynn, English actor (d. 1976)
1916 Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000)
1916 Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003)
1916 Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (d. 1991)
1916 Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
1916 Aldo Moro, Italian academic and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1978)
1916 Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953)
1916 Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943)
1916 Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster (d. 1997)
1916 Carl Burgos, American illustrator (d. 1984)