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 | Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Marcel Bigeard, French general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Luigi Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Phil Leeds, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Bill Leonard, American journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | David Brown, American journalist and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Al Killian, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1950) |
| 1916 | Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959) |
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005) |