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 | Phil Taylor, English footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Wilhelmus Demarteau, Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1917 | Yvette Chauviré, French ballerina (d. 2016) |
| 1917 | Buffalo Bob Smith, American actor and television host (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Nevin Scrimshaw, American scientist (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Ramanand Sagar, Indian director and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Betty Comden, American screenwriter and librettist (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Robert Manzon, French racing driver (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1976) |
| 1917 | Hans Conried, American actor (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Ignacy Tokarczuk, Polish archbishop (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2007) |
| 1918 | Spencer Walklate, Australian rugby league player and soldier (d. 1945) |
| 1917 | Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, Indian mathematician (d. 2020) |
| 1918 | Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Giuseppe Salvioli, Italian football player |
| 1917 | William T. Orr, American actor and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Frank Hardy, Australian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (d. 1967) |
| 1917 | Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host (d. 1981) |
| 1917 | Wee Chong Jin, Singaporean judge (d. 2005) |