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 |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983) |
| 1916 | Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | George Turner, Australian author and critic (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Michael Gwynn, English actor (d. 1976) |
| 1916 | Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Nikola Ljubičić, Serbian general and politician, 10th President of Serbia (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992) |
| 1916 | Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Cliff Gladwin, English cricketer (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Shailendra, Pakistani-Indian songwriter (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016) |
| 1917 | Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002) |