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 | Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (d. 2014) |
| 1917 | Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 1978) |
| 1917 | Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Antonio Janigro, Italian cellist and conductor (d. 1989) |
| 1917 | Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Juan Rulfo, Mexican author and photographer (d. 1986) |
| 1917 | Valerie Hobson, English actress (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Jean Lucas, French racing driver (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect, designed the National Gallery of Art and Bank of China Tower (d. 2019) |
| 1917 | Harry Cranbrook Allen, English historian (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Frankie Howerd, English comedian (d. 1992) |
| 1917 | Phyllis Diller, American actress, comedian, and voice artist (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Audrey Totter, American actress (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Aurelio Lampredi, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (d. 1989) |
| 1917 | Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Alan Smith, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (d. 1984) |
| 1918 | Philip José Farmer, American author (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Ken Downing, English racing driver (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Krystyna Dańko, Polish orphan, survivor of Holocaust (d. 2019) |
| 1917 | Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (d. 1992) |
| 1917 | Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, Indian mathematician (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Yahya Khan, Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan (d. 1980) |
| 1917 | Jânio Quadros, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 22nd President of Brazil (d. 1992) |