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 |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Wieland Wagner, German director and producer (d. 1966) |
| 1916 | John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Emil Fackenheim, German Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Dennis Poore, English racing driver and businessman (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Russell Garcia, American-New Zealander composer and conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Mortimer Caplin, American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (d. 2019) |
| 1916 | Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Shelby Foote, American historian and author (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | William Garnett, American landscape photographer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Walt McPherson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Ken Wharton, English race car driver (d. 1957) |