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 Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (d. 1984)
1916 Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000)
1916 Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005)
1916 Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991)
1916 Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012)
1916 Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979)
1916 Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995)
1916 Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1916 Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009)
1916 José López Rega, Argentinean politician (d. 1989)
1916 Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943)
1916 Wu Zhengyi, Chinese botanist and academic (d. 2013)
1916 T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)
1916 Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
1916 Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1916 Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995)
1916 Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968)
1916 James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)
1916 Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979)
1916 Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (d. 2000)
1917 Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007)
1916 Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001)
1916 Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (d. 2013)
1916 Estella B. Diggs, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)
1916 Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991)
1916 James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970)
1916 Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942)
1916 Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006)
1916 Pearl Hackney, English actress (d. 2009)
1916 Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992)