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 |
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| 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) |