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 | P. K. Page, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | Pearl Hackney, English actress (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945) |
| 1916 | John Kundla, American basketball player and coach (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | David Brown, American journalist and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | David White, American actor (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013) |