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 | Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977) |
| 1916 | W. B. Young, Scottish rugby player and physician (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Russell Garcia, American-New Zealander composer and conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Charles Kittel, American physicist (d. 2019) |
| 1916 | Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Walt Arfons, American race car driver (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | George Turner, Australian author and critic (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980) |
| 1916 | Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Sibte Hassan, Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Al G. Wright, American bandleader and conductor (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Luigi Comencini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Bill Leonard, American journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945) |
| 1916 | Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999) |