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 | Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Roy Ward Baker, English director and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992) |
| 1916 | Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Russell Garcia, American-New Zealander composer and conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | Francis L. Kellogg, American businessman and diplomat (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | David White, American actor (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Nita Barrow, Barbadian nurse and politician, 7th Governor-General of Barbados (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Emil Fackenheim, German Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | William Alland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953) |
| 1917 | Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | Aldo Moro, Italian academic and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1978) |