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 |
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| 1917 | Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Clarence E. Miller, American engineer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1918 | Édouard Gagnon, Canadian cardinal (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Ants "the Terrible" Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (d. 1951) |
| 1917 | Frans Gommers, Belgian footballer (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Robert Orville Anderson, American businessman, founded Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | William Seawell, American general (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Helen Stephens, American runner, baseball player, and manager (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Vera Lynn, English singer, songwriter and actress (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Danielle Darrieux, French actress and singer (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Mehrdad Pahlbod, Iranian politician (d. 2018) |
| 1917 | Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist and philanthropist (d. 1977) |
| 1917 | Paul Frère, Belgian racing driver and journalist (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Audrey Totter, American actress (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Donald Davidson, American philosopher and academic (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Joey Bishop, American actor and producer (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Tommy Holmes, American baseball player (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Phil Taylor, English footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (d. 1992) |
| 1917 | Yvette Chauviré, French ballerina (d. 2016) |
| 1917 | Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Laure Pillay, Mauritian lawyer and jurist (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Virginia Grey, American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Will Eisner, American illustrator and publisher (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (d. 2013) |