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
1917 M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987)
1916 S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (d. 1993)
1916 Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)
1916 Peter Geach, English philosopher and academic (d. 2013)
1916 João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016)
1916 Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994)
1916 Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (d. 1973)
1916 Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress (d. 2014)
1916 Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010)
1916 Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004)
1916 Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (d. 2004)
1916 Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013)
1916 Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999)
1916 Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and actor (d. 2006)
1916 Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006)
1916 Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
1916 Roy Ward Baker, English director and producer (d. 2010)
1916 Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2009)
1916 John Heyer, Australian director and producer (d. 2001)
1916 Elena Garro, Mexican author and playwright (d. 1998)
1916 Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003)
1916 John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979)
1916 Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (d. 1998)
1916 Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010)
1916 Don R. Christensen, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (d. 2006)
1916 Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)
1916 Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (d. 1997)
1916 Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
1917 Francis L. Kellogg, American businessman and diplomat (d. 2006)
1916 Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994)