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 Leonard Chess, American record company executive, co-founder of Chess Records (d. 1969)
1917 Henri Salvador, French singer and guitarist (d. 2008)
1917 Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author (d. 1997)
1917 William H. McNeill, Canadian-American historian and author (d. 2016)
1917 Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1993)
1917 Nur Muhammad Taraki, Afghan journalist and politician (d. 1979)
1917 Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (d. 2013)
1918 Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1996)
1918 Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009)
1917 Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder (d. ?)
1917 Thomas Hayward, American tenor and actor (d. 1995)
1917 Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017)
1917 Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1986)
1917 Rufus Thomas, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
1917 Laszlo Szabo, Hungarian chess player (d. 1998)
1918 Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (d. 1995)
1917 Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 2002)
1917 Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000)
1917 Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004)
1917 June Allyson, American actress (d. 2006)
1917 Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Indian-Pakistani linguist and lexicographer (d. 2005)
1917 Frank Hardy, Australian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1994)
1917 Lena Horne, American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2010)
1917 Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (d. 2009)
1918 Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996)
1918 David Opatoshu, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1996)
1917 Betty Comden, American screenwriter and librettist (d. 2006)
1917 Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer, author, and academic (d. 2019)
1917 Alan B. Gold, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2005)
1917 Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (d. 1962)