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 |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983) |
| 1916 | Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Raosaheb Gogte, Indian industrialist (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Horacio Salgán, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (d. 1981) |
| 1916 | S. Yizhar, Israeli academic and politician (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965) |
| 1916 | Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Bismillah Khan, Indian shehnai player (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Nikola Ljubičić, Serbian general and politician, 10th President of Serbia (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012) |