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 | Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Huw Wheldon, Welsh-English broadcaster (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964) |
| 1917 | Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Mort Meskin, American illustrator (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Herb Caen, American journalist and author (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Francis L. Kellogg, American businessman and diplomat (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Tommy Bolt, American golfer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | S. Yizhar, Israeli academic and politician (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Colombia (d. 2005) |