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 | John Heyer, Australian director and producer (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Francis L. Kellogg, American businessman and diplomat (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Morris West, Australian author and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Al G. Wright, American bandleader and conductor (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943) |
| 1917 | M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Justin Catayée, French soldier and politician (d. 1962) |
| 1916 | Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953) |
| 1916 | Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Dennis Poore, English racing driver and businessman (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995) |