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 |
|---|---|
| 1918 | John Forsythe, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1918 | Keith Joseph, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Education (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Thomas Hayward, American tenor and actor (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Andrew Wyeth, American artist (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian field marshal (d. 1994) |
| 1918 | Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Fritz Honegger, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect, designed the National Gallery of Art and Bank of China Tower (d. 2019) |
| 1917 | Rochus Misch, German SS officer (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Audrey Totter, American actress (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, Indian mathematician (d. 2020) |
| 1917 | Jack Karnehm, English snooker player and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | James Kee, American lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1917 | Harry Cranbrook Allen, English historian (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1996) |
| 1918 | William Seawell, American general (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Alan Smith, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Carl Forssell, Swedish fencer (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | David Westheimer, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor (d. 2019) |
| 1917 | Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Harry Webster, English engineer (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Stéphane Hessel, German-French activist and diplomat (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Ramanand Sagar, Indian director and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Wah Chang, Chinese-American artist and designer (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Ken Downing, English racing driver (d. 2004) |