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 Jack Moroney, Australian cricketer (d. 1999)
1917 Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host (d. 1981)
1917 Irving Kaplansky, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2006)
1917 Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (d. 2005)
1917 Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (d. 1982)
1917 Yahya Khan, Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan (d. 1980)
1917 Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th United States Secretary of State (d. 2002)
1917 Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)
1917 Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (d. 1996)
1917 Ants "the Terrible" Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (d. 1951)
1918 Florence Rush, American social worker and theorist (d. 2008)
1917 Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997)
1917 Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977)
1917 Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007)
1917 Robert Farnon, Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2005)
1918 Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author and painter (d. 2007)
1917 Park Chung-hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (d. 1979)
1917 Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor (d. 2019)
1917 Pamela Brown, English actress (d. 1975)
1917 Buddy Rich, American drummer, bandleader, and actor (d. 1987)
1917 Joan Fontaine, British-American actress (d. 2013)
1917 James C. Murray, American lawyer and politician (d. 1999)
1917 Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2006)
1917 Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1917 Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
1917 Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002)
1918 Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2005)
1917 Robert Manzon, French racing driver (d. 2015)
1917 Jessica Mitford, English-American journalist and author (d. 1996)
1917 Clyde McCullough, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1982)