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 | Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Donald Davidson, American philosopher and academic (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Robert Bloch, American author (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th United States Secretary of State (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Ling Yun, Chinese politician (d. 2018) |
| 1917 | Adele Stimmel Chase, American painter and sculptor (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Danielle Darrieux, French actress and singer (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Jon Cleary, Australian author and playwright (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Bobby Locke, South African golfer (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | David Bohm, American-English physicist, neuropsychologist, and philosopher (d. 1992) |
| 1917 | Teddy Turner, English actor (d. 1992) |
| 1917 | Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Sir Keith Shann, Australian diplomat (d. 1988) |
| 1917 | Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian field marshal (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1976) |
| 1917 | Paul Tanner, American trombonist and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963) |
| 1917 | Tex Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985) |
| 1917 | Kal Mann, American songwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Mehrdad Pahlbod, Iranian politician (d. 2018) |
| 1917 | June Foray, American actress and voice artist (d. 2017) |
| 1918 | David Opatoshu, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Marvin Miller, American baseball executive (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | John Raitt, American actor and singer (d. 2005) |