Born in 1917, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

1. Chinese Zodiac Signs
2. 1917 Chinese Zodiac

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	Irving Penn, American photographer (d. 2009)
1917	John Connally, American lieutenant and politician, 61st United States Secretary of Treasury (d. 1993)
1917	Erich Leo Lehmann, American statistician (d. 2009)
1917	João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (d. 1990)
1917	Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975)
1917	Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Salvadoran general and politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2003)
1917	Ruth Aaronson Bari, American mathematician (d. 2005)
1917	Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (d. 2015)
1917	Aurelio Lampredi, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (d. 1989)
1917	Edward T. Cone, American pianist and composer (d. 2004)
1917	Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (d. 1965)
1918	Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author and painter (d. 2007)
1917	Humphry Osmond, English-American lieutenant and psychiatrist (d. 2004)
1917	Annapurna Maharana, Indian activist (d. 2012)
1918	Arthur Chung, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 1st President of Guyana (d. 2008)
1918	Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003)
1917	Richard Boone, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1981)
1917	Virginia Grey, American actress (d. 2004)
1917	John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1917	Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1917	A. E. Hotchner, American author and playwright (d. 2020)
1917	Jack Kirby, American author and illustrator (d. 1994)
1917	Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Pakistani author and scholar (d. 2011)
1917	Jean Lucas, French racing driver (d. 2003)
1917	James Jesus Angleton, American CIA agent (d. 1987)
1917	Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier and economist (d. 2008)
1917	Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (d. 1996)
1918	Nel Benschop, Dutch poet and educator (d. 2005)
1917	Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001)
1917	Tadd Dameron, American pianist and composer (d. 1965)