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 | Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Walt Arfons, American race car driver (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Ondina Valla, Italian sprinter and hurdler (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Olga Lepeshinskaya, Ukrainian-Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Albert Murray, American author and critic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | Don R. Christensen, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Gordon Bashford, English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Nikola Ljubičić, Serbian general and politician, 10th President of Serbia (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Josef Traxel, German operatic tenor (d. 1975) |
| 1916 | Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2011) |