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 | Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Nils Karlsson, Swedish skier (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Maya Deren, Ukrainian-American director, poet, and photographer (d. 1961) |
| 1918 | Willi Graf, German physician and activist (d. 1943) |
| 1918 | Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 2001) |
| 1918 | Lloyd Noel Ferguson, American chemist (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Aurelio Lampredi, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (d. 1989) |
| 1917 | Pete T. Cenarrusa, American soldier, pilot, and politician, Secretary of State of Idaho (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Millard Kaufman, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Spencer Walklate, Australian rugby league player and soldier (d. 1945) |
| 1917 | Robert Farnon, Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Tex Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985) |
| 1917 | Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Sven Hassel, Danish-German soldier and author (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Katharine Graham, American publisher (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and theologian (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Clyde McCullough, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1982) |
| 1917 | Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Augustine Harris, English bishop (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Laszlo Szabo, Hungarian chess player (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (d. 2014) |
| 1917 | June Taylor, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Ignacy Tokarczuk, Polish archbishop (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | R. G. Armstrong, American actor and playwright (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (d. 1990) |
| 1918 | Les Bennett, English footballer and manager (d. 1999) |