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 | Albert Murray, American author and critic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Olivia de Havilland, British-American actress (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Kermit Love, American actor, puppeteer, and costume designer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2020)[21] |
| 1916 | Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Phil Leeds, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian |
| 1916 | Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | George Turner, Australian author and critic (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006) |