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 |
|---|---|
| 1918 | Muriel Spark, Scottish playwright and poet (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Edward T. Cone, American pianist and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Ants "the Terrible" Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (d. 1951) |
| 1917 | Carson McCullers, American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist (d. 1967) |
| 1917 | Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguayan novelist (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Claude Seignolle, French author (d. 2018) |
| 1917 | Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French director and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Nur Muhammad Taraki, Afghan journalist and politician (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | William T. Orr, American actor and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Jan Miner, American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 1978) |
| 1917 | Marsha Hunt, American actress and singer (d. 2022) |
| 1917 | Iva Withers, Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 2014) |
| 1917 | Erik Ortvad, Danish painter and illustrator (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Willa Kim, American costume designer (d. 2016) |
| 1917 | Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Buddy Jeannette, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (d. 1973) |
| 1917 | Ian Johnson, Australian cricketer and administrator (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Chung Il-kwon, Korean politician, diplomat, and soldier (d.1994) |
| 1917 | Robert Ward, American soldier, composer, and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Antonio Janigro, Italian cellist and conductor (d. 1989) |
| 1917 | Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Pamela Brown, English actress (d. 1975) |