Born in 1926, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1926 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1926 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 13 February 1926 and 1 February 1927 are considered born in the Chinese year 1926 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger 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. 1926 is also known as the Year of the Fire Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1926 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Tiger and 1926
Famous People Born in the Year of the Tiger and Chinese Year 1926. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Tiger 1926. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1926 | Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Bo Carpelan, Finnish poet and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | John Fowles, English novelist (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Cuban-American conga player and composer (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Economics (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1927 | Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | Charlie Walker, American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and DJ (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Robert H. Justman, American director, producer, and production manager (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (d. 1943) |
| 1926 | Rona Anderson, Scottish actress (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Charlie Biddle, American-Canadian bassist (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Grace Glueck, American arts journalist (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Hilary Putnam, American mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress and television host (d. 2018) |
| 1927 | Ronnie Scott, English saxophonist (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli banker and economist (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic |
| 1926 | Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1927 | Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Julie Adams, American actress (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Jiang Zemin, Chinese engineer and politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) and 5th President of China (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Egyptian theologian and author |
| 1926 | Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Gordon Scott, American actor (d. 2007) |