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 Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012)
1916 Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005)
1916 Irene Worth, American actress (d. 2002)
1916 Luigi Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1916 Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959)
1916 Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1917 Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016)
1916 John Kundla, American basketball player and coach (d. 2017)
1916 Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994)
1916 Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
1916 Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968)
1916 Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (d. 2005)
1916 Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011)
1916 Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005)
1916 Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013)
1916 Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996)
1916 Irving Wallace, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
1916 Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005)
1916 José López Rega, Argentinean politician (d. 1989)
1916 Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009)
1916 Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974)
1916 Mort Meskin, American illustrator (d. 1995)
1916 Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (d. 1998)
1916 Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011)
1916 Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (d. 1997)
1916 Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)
1916 George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002)
1917 Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003)
1916 Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
1916 Al Killian, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1950)