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 |
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| 1916 | Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Caribbean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 1978) |
| 1916 | Olivia de Havilland, British-American actress (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Donald T. Campbell, American social scientist (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | Huw Wheldon, Welsh-English broadcaster (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Tony Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. 1961) |
| 1916 | M. S. Subbulakshmi, Indian Carnatic vocalist (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Beverly Cleary, American author (d. 2021) |