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 | José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, Indian mathematician (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and director (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985) |
| 1918 | Muriel Spark, Scottish playwright and poet (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Clem Jones, Australian surveyor and politician, eighth Lord Mayor of Brisbane (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | A. E. Hotchner, American author and playwright (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Nur Muhammad Taraki, Afghan journalist and politician (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (d. 1962) |
| 1917 | Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (d. 1982) |
| 1917 | Sylvia Syms, American singer (d. 1992) |
| 1917 | George Gaynes, Finnish-American actor (d. 2016) |
| 1917 | Richard Boone, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1981) |
| 1917 | Clarence E. Miller, American engineer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Valerie Hobson, English actress (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Robert Manzon, French racing driver (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Leonid Hurwicz, Russian economist and mathematician (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | John Anderson, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas (d. 2014) |
| 1917 | Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racer and trainer (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | George Aratani, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Byron White, American football player, lawyer and judge (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Minni Nurme, Estonian writer and poet (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Al Cervi, American basketball player and coach (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963) |
| 1917 | Wah Chang, Chinese-American artist and designer (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Irving Penn, American photographer (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Jon Cleary, Australian author and playwright (d. 2010) |