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 | Roy Ward Baker, English director and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Carl Burgos, American illustrator (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983) |
| 1916 | Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Robert H. Dicke, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Mortimer Caplin, American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (d. 2019) |
| 1917 | K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (d. 1982) |
| 1917 | Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Justin Catayée, French soldier and politician (d. 1962) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |