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 Buffalo Bob Smith, American actor and television host (d. 1998)
1917 Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (d. 1993)
1917 Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2002)
1917 Millard Kaufman, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1917 Pedro E. Guerrero, American photographer (d. 2012)
1917 John Raitt, American actor and singer (d. 2005)
1917 Frans Gommers, Belgian footballer (d. 1996)
1917 Robert Ward, American soldier, composer, and educator (d. 2013)
1917 Virginia Grey, American actress (d. 2004)
1917 Alparslan Türkeş, Cypriot-Turkish colonel and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 1997)
1918 Joey Bishop, American actor and producer (d. 2007)
1917 Santo, Mexican Luchador enmascarado, film actor, and folk icon (d. 1984)
1917 Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (d. 2012)
1917 Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Indian statesman (d. 2006)
1917 Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (d. 1997)
1917 Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2006)
1918 Gustave Gingras, Canadian-English physician and educator (d. 1996)
1917 Dorian Leigh, American model (d. 2008)
1918 John Forsythe, American actor (d. 2010)
1917 Bill Clements, American soldier, engineer, and politician, 15th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (d. 2011)
1917 Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (d. 1992)
1917 Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (d. 1965)
1917 Walter Lord, American historian and author (d. 2002)
1917 Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (d. 1996)
1917 Elyse Knox, American actress and fashion designer (d. 2012)
1917 Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 1999)
1917 Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (d. 2013)
1917 Đỗ Mười, Vietnamese politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (d. 2018)
1917 Carol Kendall, American historian and author (d. 2012)
1917 Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (d. 2013)