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 | Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Charles Kittel, American physicist (d. 2019) |
| 1916 | Robert H. Dicke, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | George C. Stoney, American director and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Colombia (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983) |
| 1916 | Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Herb Caen, American journalist and author (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Justin Catayée, French soldier and politician (d. 1962) |
| 1916 | Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002) |