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 Han Suyin, Chinese-Swiss physician and author (d. 2012)
1917 Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer (d. 2008)
1917 Minni Nurme, Estonian writer and poet (d. 1994)
1917 Arseny Mironov, Russian scientist, engineer, pilot, oldest active researcher in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing (d. 2019)
1917 Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1976)
1917 Yuri Lyubimov, Russian actor and director (d. 2014)
1917 Tony Cliff, Israeli-English author and activist (d. 2000)
1918 Helen Stephens, American runner, baseball player, and manager (d. 1994)
1917 Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (d. 2013)
1917 Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2007)
1917 Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1993)
1917 Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (d. 1998)
1917 Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (d. 1980)
1917 Pedro E. Guerrero, American photographer (d. 2012)
1918 Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996)
1917 Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Indian statesman (d. 2006)
1918 Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2005)
1917 Donald Davidson, American philosopher and academic (d. 2003)
1918 Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009)
1917 Ruth Aaronson Bari, American mathematician (d. 2005)
1917 Jean-Louis Curtis, French author (d. 1995)
1917 June Allyson, American actress (d. 2006)
1917 Luigi Poggi, Italian cardinal (d. 2010)
1918 Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1994)
1917 Evelyn Knight, American singer (d. 2007)
1917 Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor (d. 1999)
1917 Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997)
1917 Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000)
1917 Dorian Leigh, American model (d. 2008)
1917 Phil Taylor, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)