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 S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (d. 1993)
1916 Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979)
1916 Jack Vance, American author (d. 2013)
1916 Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989)
1917 Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007)
1916 Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002)
1917 Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994)
1916 Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000)
1916 Ed Sabol, American film producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2015)
1916 Luigi Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1916 Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (d. 1991)
1916 Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994)
1916 Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013)
1916 Moura Lympany, English pianist (d. 2005)
1916 Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003)
1916 Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004)
1916 Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011)
1916 François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996)
1916 Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008)
1916 Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000)
1916 Kermit Love, American actor, puppeteer, and costume designer (d. 2008)
1916 W. B. Young, Scottish rugby player and physician (d. 2013)
1917 Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)
1916 Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002)
1916 Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996)
1916 Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977)
1916 Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010)
1916 Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980)
1916 William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010)
1916 Roy Ward Baker, English director and producer (d. 2010)