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 |
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| 1918 | João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Banarsi Das Gupta, Indian activist and politician, 4th Chief Minister of Haryana (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Jânio Quadros, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 22nd President of Brazil (d. 1992) |
| 1917 | Gilbert Prouteau, French poet and director (d. 2012) |
| 1917 | Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and director (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011) |
| 1917 | Yahya Khan, Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan (d. 1980) |
| 1917 | Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | David Hare, American Surrealist artist, sculptor, photographer and painter (d. 1992) |
| 1918 | Muriel Spark, Scottish playwright and poet (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Al Cervi, American basketball player and coach (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Buffalo Bob Smith, American actor and television host (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Lucy Jarvis, American television producer (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Laszlo Szabo, Hungarian chess player (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Teddy Turner, English actor (d. 1992) |
| 1917 | Paul Tanner, American trombonist and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | John Forsythe, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Idriz Ajeti, Albanian albanologist (d. 2019) |
| 1918 | Gertrude B. Elion, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Seymour Melman, American engineer and author (d. 2004) |