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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Snake?
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 | Leonard Chess, American record company executive, co-founder of Chess Records (d. 1969) |
| 1917 | Henri Salvador, French singer and guitarist (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | William H. McNeill, Canadian-American historian and author (d. 2016) |
| 1917 | Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Nur Muhammad Taraki, Afghan journalist and politician (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder (d. ?) |
| 1917 | Thomas Hayward, American tenor and actor (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1986) |
| 1917 | Rufus Thomas, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Laszlo Szabo, Hungarian chess player (d. 1998) |
| 1918 | Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | June Allyson, American actress (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Indian-Pakistani linguist and lexicographer (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Frank Hardy, Australian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Lena Horne, American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (d. 2009) |
| 1918 | Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | David Opatoshu, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Betty Comden, American screenwriter and librettist (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer, author, and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1917 | Alan B. Gold, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (d. 1962) |