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 Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982)
1916 Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993)
1916 Shelby Foote, American historian and author (d. 2005)
1916 Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005)
1916 Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013)
1916 Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008)
1916 Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989)
1916 Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001)
1916 George Turner, Australian author and critic (d. 1997)
1916 Horacio Salgán, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016)
1916 Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet (d. 2000)
1916 Chick Hearn, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2002)
1916 Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
1916 Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011)
1916 Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist (d. 1987)
1916 Pearl Hackney, English actress (d. 2009)
1917 Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005)
1916 Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999)
1916 Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005)
1917 Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1916 Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003)
1916 John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
1916 Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)
1916 Raosaheb Gogte, Indian industrialist (d. 2000)
1916 Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
1916 Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987)
1916 Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2002)
1916 Helge Larsson, Swedish canoeist (d. 1971)
1916 David White, American actor (d. 1990)
1916 Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat (d. 2018)