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 Kal Mann, American songwriter (d. 2001)
1917 Ben Kuroki, American sergeant and pilot (d. 2015)
1918 Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000)
1917 Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (d. 2009)
1917 Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Salvadoran general and politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2003)
1917 Alan Smith, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013)
1918 Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1994)
1918 Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (d. 1997)
1917 Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994)
1917 Louis-Philippe de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2008)
1917 Martin Donnelly, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999)
1917 Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (d. 1993)
1917 Isuzu Yamada, Japanese actress (d. 2012)
1917 Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (d. 1992)
1917 Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite (d. 2016)
1918 Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1996)
1917 Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host (d. 1981)
1917 Edward J. Mortola, American academic and president of Pace University (d. 2002)
1917 Ruth Aaronson Bari, American mathematician (d. 2005)
1917 Park Chung-hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (d. 1979)
1917 Wee Chong Jin, Singaporean judge (d. 2005)
1917 Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2007)
1917 Ants "the Terrible" Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (d. 1951)
1917 Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993)
1917 Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 2002)
1917 Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician (d. 2009)
1917 Pete T. Cenarrusa, American soldier, pilot, and politician, Secretary of State of Idaho (d. 2013)
1917 José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (d. 2013)
1918 Ignacy Tokarczuk, Polish archbishop (d. 2012)
1917 Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015)