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 | Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | M. S. Subbulakshmi, Indian Carnatic vocalist (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Estella B. Diggs, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981) |
| 1916 | Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Dennis Poore, English racing driver and businessman (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1917 | K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Herb Caen, American journalist and author (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Dena Epstein, American musicologist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940) |
| 1916 | Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | S. Yizhar, Israeli academic and politician (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | P. K. Page, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996) |