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 | Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (d. 1969) |
| 1926 | Jérôme Lejeune, French pediatrician and geneticist (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Paul Burke, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | William Porter, American hurdler (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Dave Sands, Australian boxer (d. 1952) |
| 1926 | Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Bernard Pons, French politician and medical doctor (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor and actor (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Carl Hahn, German businessman |
| 1926 | Joan Sutherland, Australian soprano (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Roger Stuart Bacon, Nova Scotia politician |
| 1926 | Donald J. Irwin, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Norwalk (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | George Booth, American cartoonist (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Shecky Greene, American comedian |
| 1927 | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic |
| 1926 | Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Arthur A. Hartman, American career diplomat (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host |
| 1926 | Maunu Kurkvaara, Finnish film director and screenwriter |
| 1926 | Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Alison Lurie, American author and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her other realms (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Beatriz Segall, Brazilian actress (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007) |
| 1927 | Thomas Anthony Dooley III, American physician and humanitarian (d. 1961) |
| 1926 | Ann Curtis, American swimmer (d. 2012) |