Born in 1916, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

According to Chinese Astrology, 1916 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1916 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 3 February 1916 and 22 January 1917 are considered born in the Chinese year 1916 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1916 is also known as the Year of the Fire Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1916 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.

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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1916

Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1916. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1916. Some of them are the following;
Date Name
1916 Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer (d. 1991)
1916 Wu Zhengyi, Chinese botanist and academic (d. 2013)
1916 Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (d. 1986)
1916 Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2009)
1916 Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (d. 2007)
1916 David White, American actor (d. 1990)
1916 Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964)
1916 Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989)
1916 Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
1916 Skippy Williams, American saxophonist and arranger (d. 1994)
1916 Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2011)
1916 Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002)
1916 Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
1916 James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)
1916 Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (d. 1956)
1916 Helge Larsson, Swedish canoeist (d. 1971)
1917 John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982)
1916 Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001)
1916 Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992)
1916 Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000)
1916 Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)
1916 Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002)
1916 Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002)
1916 Heinz Meyer, German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) during World War II (d. 1987)
1916 Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017)
1916 Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009)
1916 Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2020)[21]
1916 Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000)
1916 Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003)
1916 Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (d. 2000)