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 | Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949) |
| 1916 | Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Elena Garro, Mexican author and playwright (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | William Alland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Charles E. Osgood, American psychologist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Chick Hearn, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Albert Murray, American author and critic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Caribbean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 1978) |