Born in 1917, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1917 is the Year of the Snake and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1917 are Snakes. The Chinese Snake year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 23 January 1917 and 10 February 1918 are considered born in the Chinese year 1917 and are a Snake sign. In addition, each Snake 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. 1917 is also known as the Year of the Fire Snake. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1917 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Snake and 1917
Famous People Born in the Year of the Snake and Chinese Year 1917. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Snake 1917. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Han Suyin, Chinese-Swiss physician and author (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Minni Nurme, Estonian writer and poet (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Arseny Mironov, Russian scientist, engineer, pilot, oldest active researcher in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing (d. 2019) |
| 1917 | Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1976) |
| 1917 | Yuri Lyubimov, Russian actor and director (d. 2014) |
| 1917 | Tony Cliff, Israeli-English author and activist (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Helen Stephens, American runner, baseball player, and manager (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (d. 1980) |
| 1917 | Pedro E. Guerrero, American photographer (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Indian statesman (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Donald Davidson, American philosopher and academic (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Ruth Aaronson Bari, American mathematician (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Jean-Louis Curtis, French author (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | June Allyson, American actress (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Luigi Poggi, Italian cardinal (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Evelyn Knight, American singer (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Dorian Leigh, American model (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Phil Taylor, English footballer and manager (d. 2012) |