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 | Jack Moroney, Australian cricketer (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host (d. 1981) |
| 1917 | Irving Kaplansky, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (d. 1982) |
| 1917 | Yahya Khan, Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan (d. 1980) |
| 1917 | Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th United States Secretary of State (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Ants "the Terrible" Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (d. 1951) |
| 1918 | Florence Rush, American social worker and theorist (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1917 | Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Robert Farnon, Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author and painter (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Park Chung-hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor (d. 2019) |
| 1917 | Pamela Brown, English actress (d. 1975) |
| 1917 | Buddy Rich, American drummer, bandleader, and actor (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | Joan Fontaine, British-American actress (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | James C. Murray, American lawyer and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002) |
| 1918 | Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Robert Manzon, French racing driver (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Jessica Mitford, English-American journalist and author (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Clyde McCullough, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1982) |