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 | 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) |