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)