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 | Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Shelby Foote, American historian and author (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | George Turner, Australian author and critic (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Horacio Salgán, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Chick Hearn, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Pearl Hackney, English actress (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945) |
| 1916 | Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Raosaheb Gogte, Indian industrialist (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Helge Larsson, Swedish canoeist (d. 1971) |
| 1916 | David White, American actor (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat (d. 2018) |