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 | Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Walt McPherson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Marcel Bigeard, French general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (d. 1981) |
| 1916 | Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Michael J. Ingelido, American general (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Martha Settle Putney, American lieutenant, historian, and educator (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Dennis Poore, English racing driver and businessman (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978) |
| 1916 | Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | David Brown, American journalist and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002) |