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 |
|---|---|
| 1918 | Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963) |
| 1917 | Evelyn Knight, American singer (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Jan Miner, American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | George Gaynes, Finnish-American actor (d. 2016) |
| 1917 | Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1917 | Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | Leonard Jimmie Savage, American mathematician (d. 1971) |
| 1917 | Fritz Honegger, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Buddy Rich, American drummer, bandleader, and actor (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | Marsha Hunt, American actress and singer (d. 2022) |
| 1917 | Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Bobby Bragan, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Les Bennett, English footballer and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Irving Penn, American photographer (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Wilhelmus Demarteau, Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | C.-H. Hermansson, Swedish author and politician (d. 2016) |
| 1917 | Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Robert Lowell, American poet (d. 1977) |
| 1917 | Mary Ellis, British World War II ferry pilot (d. 2018) |
| 1917 | Benjamin Rubin, American microbiologist (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 1978) |
| 1917 | Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | William T. Orr, American actor and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli (d. 2013) |