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 Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racer and trainer (d. 2008)
1917 Millard Kaufman, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1917 Al Cervi, American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)
1917 Jack Soo, American actor and singer (d. 1979)
1917 Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
1917 Henri Salvador, French singer and guitarist (d. 2008)
1917 A. E. Hotchner, American author and playwright (d. 2020)
1917 Hugh Alexander, American baseball player and scout (d. 2000)
1917 Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French director and screenwriter (d. 2017)
1917 Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and theologian (d. 2009)
1917 Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and horse breeder (d. 2001)
1917 Hilde Gueden, Austrian soprano (d. 1988)
1917 Barry Nelson, American actor (d. 2007)
1917 Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017)
1917 Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (d. 2008)
1917 Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007)
1917 Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (d. 1998)
1917 Seymour Melman, American engineer and author (d. 2004)
1918 Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009)
1917 Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host (d. 1981)
1917 Elyse Knox, American actress and fashion designer (d. 2012)
1917 T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)
1917 Gilbert Prouteau, French poet and director (d. 2012)
1917 Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist and philanthropist (d. 1977)
1917 Pete T. Cenarrusa, American soldier, pilot, and politician, Secretary of State of Idaho (d. 2013)
1917 Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
1917 Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977)
1917 Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
1917 Frans Gommers, Belgian footballer (d. 1996)
1917 Rufus Thomas, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2001)