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 |
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| 1916 | Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Nikola Ljubičić, Serbian general and politician, 10th President of Serbia (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian |
| 1916 | Bill Leonard, American journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Alberto Ginastera, Argentinian pianist and composer (d. 1983) |
| 1916 | Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Emil Fackenheim, German Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | John Jacob Rhodes, American lawyer and politician (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Jurij Brězan, German soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Phyllis Fraser, Welsh-American actress, journalist, and publisher, co-founded Beginner Books (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | John Kundla, American basketball player and coach (d. 2017) |