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 | Louis-Philippe de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Ruth Aaronson Bari, American mathematician (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Andrew Huxley, English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | John Berry, American-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Ann Rutherford, American actress (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Đỗ Mười, Vietnamese politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (d. 2018) |
| 1917 | Nick Joaquin, Filipino writer, journalist and historian (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (d. 1944) |
| 1917 | Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Googie Withers, Indian-Australian actress (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Mary Ellis, British World War II ferry pilot (d. 2018) |
| 1917 | Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Paul Frère, Belgian racing driver and journalist (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | David Bohm, American-English physicist, neuropsychologist, and philosopher (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Luigi Pareyson, Italian philosopher and author (d. 1991) |
| 1917 | Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1917 | Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Robert Lowell, American poet (d. 1977) |
| 1917 | Elyse Knox, American actress and fashion designer (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Annapurna Maharana, Indian activist (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Park Chung-hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (d. 1979) |