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) |