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 | Forrest J Ackerman, American soldier and author (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Morris West, Australian author and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Josef Traxel, German operatic tenor (d. 1975) |
| 1916 | M. S. Subbulakshmi, Indian Carnatic vocalist (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Skippy Williams, American saxophonist and arranger (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942) |