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 | Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Jurij Brězan, German soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Bill Doggett, African-American pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959) |
| 1916 | Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Estella B. Diggs, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Al G. Wright, American bandleader and conductor (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986) |