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 Kenneth Dike, Nigerian historian, author, and academic (d. 1983)
1917 Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor (d. 2019)
1917 Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American historian and critic (d. 2007)
1917 Joan Roberts, American actress and singer (d. 2012)
1917 Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
1917 Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1917 Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
1917 Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004)
1917 Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977)
1918 Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1996)
1917 Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1995)
1917 Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2007)
1917 Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
1918 Luigi Pareyson, Italian philosopher and author (d. 1991)
1917 Walter Lord, American historian and author (d. 2002)
1917 Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder (d. ?)
1917 Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993)
1917 Ellis Clarke, Trinidadian politician, 1st President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2010)
1917 Buffalo Bob Smith, American actor and television host (d. 1998)
1917 Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (d. 1965)
1917 Terry Sanford, 65th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1998)
1917 Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 2015)
1917 John Connally, American lieutenant and politician, 61st United States Secretary of Treasury (d. 1993)
1917 Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007)
1917 Juan Rulfo, Mexican author and photographer (d. 1986)
1917 Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and theologian (d. 2009)
1917 Phil Taylor, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1918 Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009)
1917 Ramanand Sagar, Indian director and producer (d. 2005)
1917 T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)