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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Charles Kittel, American physicist (d. 2019) |
| 1916 | Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Morris West, Australian author and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Roy Ward Baker, English director and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Donald T. Campbell, American social scientist (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Jurij Brězan, German soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Emil Fackenheim, German Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Benjamin Libet, American neuropsychologist and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001) |