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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Snake?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Clarence E. Miller, American engineer and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | Vera Lynn, English singer, songwriter and actress (d. 2020) |
| 1918 | Jimmy Hagan, English footballer (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Louis-Philippe de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Édouard Gagnon, Canadian cardinal (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Violeta Parra, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967) |
| 1917 | Andrew Wyeth, American artist (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Nur Muhammad Taraki, Afghan journalist and politician (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985) |
| 1917 | Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Sidney Nolan, Australian painter (d. 1992) |
| 1917 | Francis Parker Yockey, American lawyer and philosopher (d. 1960) |
| 1917 | Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Sid Gordon, American baseball player (d. 1975) |
| 1917 | Bobby Locke, South African golfer (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (d. 1990) |
| 1917 | Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Gertrude B. Elion, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French director and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Banarsi Das Gupta, Indian activist and politician, 4th Chief Minister of Haryana (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Tommy Holmes, American baseball player (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | David Westheimer, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Wah Chang, Chinese-American artist and designer (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Park Chung-hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (d. 1979) |