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 | Bobby Locke, South African golfer (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963) |
| 1917 | Ahron Soloveichik, Russian rabbi and scholar (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Jacqueline Auriol, French pilot (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Ian Johnson, Australian cricketer and administrator (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (d. 1973) |
| 1917 | Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Seymour Melman, American engineer and author (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Ronnie Burgess, Welsh international footballer and manager (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Indian statesman (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (d. 1990) |
| 1917 | Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Donald Davidson, American philosopher and academic (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | William Joel Blass, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Álvaro Domecq y Díez, Spanish aristocrat (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Red Auerbach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Richard Boone, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1981) |
| 1917 | Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and director (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Teddy Turner, English actor (d. 1992) |
| 1917 | Joan Clarke, English cryptanalyst and numismatist (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Miguel Serrano, Chilean poet and diplomat (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Hugh Alexander, American baseball player and scout (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Rochus Misch, German SS officer (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racer and trainer (d. 2008) |
| 1918 | Patrick Anthony Porteous, Scottish colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (d. 2009) |