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 | Joan Clarke, English cryptanalyst and numismatist (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Park Chung-hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | Banarsi Das Gupta, Indian activist and politician, 4th Chief Minister of Haryana (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Jim Konstanty, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976) |
| 1917 | Will Eisner, American illustrator and publisher (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | David Goodis, American author and screenwriter (d. 1967) |
| 1918 | George M. Leader, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host (d. 1981) |
| 1917 | Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Édouard Gagnon, Canadian cardinal (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Edward J. Mortola, American academic and president of Pace University (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Robert Sterling, American actor (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Zenna Henderson, American author (d.1983) |
| 1917 | Ib Melchior, Danish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Audrey Totter, American actress (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Googie Withers, Indian-Australian actress (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | John Berry, American-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Salvadoran general and politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Marie Foster, American activist (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Norman Luboff, American composer and conductor (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (d. 1982) |
| 1917 | Evelyn Knight, American singer (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Lucy Jarvis, American television producer (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Carol Kendall, American historian and author (d. 2012) |