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 | Yahya Khan, Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan (d. 1980) |
| 1917 | June Allyson, American actress (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Álvaro Domecq y Díez, Spanish aristocrat (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | June Foray, American actress and voice artist (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Alparslan Türkeş, Cypriot-Turkish colonel and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Evelyn Knight, American singer (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Marie Foster, American activist (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Tom Bradley, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racer and trainer (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Celeste Holm, American actress and singer (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Sid Gordon, American baseball player (d. 1975) |
| 1917 | Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Tex Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985) |
| 1917 | Pío Leyva, Cuban singer-songwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, Indian mathematician (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Robert Ward, American soldier, composer, and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Shabtai Rosenne, English-Israeli academic, jurist, and diplomat (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Dorothy DeLay, American violinist and educator (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (d. 1994) |