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 | Ian Johnson, Australian cricketer and administrator (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Erik Ortvad, Danish painter and illustrator (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | John Forsythe, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1968) |
| 1918 | Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Marsha Hunt, American actress and singer (d. 2022) |
| 1918 | Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Al Cervi, American basketball player and coach (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Buddy Rich, American drummer, bandleader, and actor (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect, designed the National Gallery of Art and Bank of China Tower (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) |
| 1918 | Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1917 | Francis Parker Yockey, American lawyer and philosopher (d. 1960) |
| 1917 | Betty Comden, American screenwriter and librettist (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Henry Hewes, American theater writer (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Tommy Holmes, American baseball player (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Lucy Jarvis, American television producer (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Marcel Trudel, Canadian historian, author, and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author and playwright (d. 1991) |
| 1917 | Bill Clements, American soldier, engineer, and politician, 15th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | Danielle Darrieux, French actress and singer (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Henry Ford II, American businessman (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Fritz Honegger, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (d. 1996) |