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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
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 | Benjamin Libet, American neuropsychologist and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Forrest J Ackerman, American soldier and author (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Bill Melendez, Mexican-American voice actor, animator, director, and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Horacio Salgán, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964) |
| 1916 | Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Richard Fleischer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949) |
| 1916 | Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Walt McPherson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | William Garnett, American landscape photographer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965) |
| 1916 | Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author (d. 1962) |
| 1916 | Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994) |