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 Álvaro Domecq y Díez, Spanish aristocrat (d. 2005)
1917 John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1917 Pete T. Cenarrusa, American soldier, pilot, and politician, Secretary of State of Idaho (d. 2013)
1917 Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot (d. 2013)
1917 Christian de Duve, Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1917 Lou Harrison, American composer and critic (d. 2003)
1917 Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2023)
1917 David Hare, American Surrealist artist, sculptor, photographer and painter (d. 1992)
1918 Lloyd Noel Ferguson, American chemist (d. 2011)
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 Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (d. 1984)
1917 Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (d. 2013)
1917 Sidney Nolan, Australian painter (d. 1992)
1918 Les Bennett, English footballer and manager (d. 1999)
1917 James Rainwater, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
1917 Bill Clements, American soldier, engineer, and politician, 15th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (d. 2011)
1917 Vasantdada Patil, Indian farmer and politician, 9th Governor of Rajasthan (d. 1989)
1917 Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975)
1917 Bobby Locke, South African golfer (d. 1987)
1917 Sydney Newman, Canadian screenwriter and producer, co-created Doctor Who (d. 1997)
1917 Đỗ Mười, Vietnamese politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (d. 2018)
1917 Christiane Rochefort, French author (d. 1998)
1917 Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2007)
1917 Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004)
1917 Pedro E. Guerrero, American photographer (d. 2012)
1917 Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
1917 T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)
1917 Red Auerbach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)
1917 Faye Emerson, American actress (d. 1983)