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 | S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Jack Vance, American author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989) |
| 1917 | Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Ed Sabol, American film producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Luigi Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Moura Lympany, English pianist (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Kermit Love, American actor, puppeteer, and costume designer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | W. B. Young, Scottish rugby player and physician (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977) |
| 1916 | Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980) |
| 1916 | William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Roy Ward Baker, English director and producer (d. 2010) |