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 | Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Wieland Wagner, German director and producer (d. 1966) |
| 1916 | Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964) |
| 1916 | Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Justin Catayée, French soldier and politician (d. 1962) |
| 1916 | Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (d. 1988) |
| 1917 | Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) |