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 | Heinrich Böll, German novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985) |
| 1917 | James Jesus Angleton, American CIA agent (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | Lena Horne, American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Clyde McCullough, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1982) |
| 1917 | Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (d. 2014) |
| 1917 | Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Edward J. Mortola, American academic and president of Pace University (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Seymour Melman, American engineer and author (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American historian and critic (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Ernest Borgnine, American actor (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Betty Holberton, American engineer and programmer (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Leonora Carrington, English-Mexican painter and author (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | David Tomlinson, English actor (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Olga Dahl, Swedish genealogist (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Faye Emerson, American actress (d. 1983) |
| 1917 | Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Mehrdad Pahlbod, Iranian politician (d. 2018) |
| 1917 | Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | David Opatoshu, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Luigi Gorrini, Italian soldier and pilot (d. 2014) |
| 1917 | Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Nesuhi Ertegun, Turkish-American record producer (d. 1989) |
| 1918 | Helen Stephens, American runner, baseball player, and manager (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Aurelio Lampredi, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (d. 1989) |
| 1917 | Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (d. 2004) |