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 Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977)
1916 Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980)
1916 Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)
1916 Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970)
1916 Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995)
1917 John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982)
1916 Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1916 Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2004)
1916 Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012)
1916 Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (d. 2004)
1916 William Garnett, American landscape photographer (d. 2006)
1916 Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2003)
1916 Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)
1917 Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007)
1916 Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985)
1916 Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1916 Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat (d. 2005)
1916 Morris West, Australian author and playwright (d. 1999)
1916 Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
1916 Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (d. 2001)
1916 Mary Stewart, British author and poet (d. 2014)
1916 Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Haitian writer (d. 1973)
1916 S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (d. 1993)
1916 Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
1916 Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002)
1916 Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940)
1916 A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981)
1916 Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991)
1916 Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001)
1916 John Heyer, Australian director and producer (d. 2001)