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 | Anthony Shaffer, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Wolfgang Iser, German scholar, literary theorist (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Betye Saar, American artist |
| 1926 | David Hurst, German actor (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Jane Withers, American actress (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | David Nadien, American violinist (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Helene Ahrweiler, Greek historian and academic |
| 1926 | Paul Lynde, American actor and comedian (d. 1982) |
| 1926 | David Nathan, British journalist (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 2014) |
| 1927 | Edward Abbey, American environmentalist and author (d. 1989) |
| 1926 | Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Takumi Shibano, Japanese author and translator (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Prince Claus of the Netherlands (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Jean-Noël Tremblay, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress and television host (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | A. N. R. Robinson, Tobagonian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Douglas Croft, American child actor (d. 1963) |
| 1926 | Eddie Little Sky, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1926 | Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Jérôme Lejeune, French pediatrician and geneticist (d. 1994) |