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 Johnson Colvin, American author and educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide
1916 Ernest Titterton, British Australian nuclear physicist (d. 1990)
1916 Charles Kittel, American physicist (d. 2019)
1916 Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986)
1916 Peter Geach, English philosopher and academic (d. 2013)
1916 Nita Barrow, Barbadian nurse and politician, 7th Governor-General of Barbados (d. 1995)
1916 Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
1916 C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013)
1916 Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012)
1916 Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011)
1916 Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2014)
1916 Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968)
1916 José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978)
1916 Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993)
1916 Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993)
1916 Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal (d. 2014)
1916 John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986)
1916 Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993)
1916 A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981)
1917 Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003)
1916 Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013)
1916 Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic (d. 1970)
1916 Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1916 Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat (d. 2005)
1916 Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009)
1916 Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1968)
1916 Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (d. 1997)
1916 Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (d. 2006)
1916 Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002)
1916 Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994)