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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| 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) |