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
1917 Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003)
1916 Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983)
1916 Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (d. 2000)
1916 Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
1916 George Turner, Australian author and critic (d. 1997)
1916 Michael Gwynn, English actor (d. 1976)
1916 Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012)
1916 Nikola Ljubičić, Serbian general and politician, 10th President of Serbia (d. 2005)
1917 Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002)
1916 Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (d. 1986)
1916 Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009)
1916 Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002)
1916 Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995)
1916 Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974)
1916 Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999)
1916 Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006)
1916 Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942)
1916 Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020)
1916 Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992)
1916 Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (d. 2004)
1916 Cliff Gladwin, English cricketer (d. 1988)
1916 Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004)
1916 John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979)
1916 Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005)
1916 Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003)
1916 Shailendra, Pakistani-Indian songwriter (d. 1968)
1916 João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016)
1917 Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1916 Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986)
1916 George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002)