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 | Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | José López Rega, Argentinean politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Wu Zhengyi, Chinese botanist and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Estella B. Diggs, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Pearl Hackney, English actress (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992) |