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 |
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| 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) |