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 Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
1916 Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965)
1916 Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008)
1916 Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986)
1916 Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991)
1917 K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994)
1916 Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002)
1916 Herb Caen, American journalist and author (d. 1997)
1916 Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)
1916 Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1916 Bill Doggett, African-American pianist and composer (d. 1996)
1916 Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (d. 2009)
1917 Wieland Wagner, German director and producer (d. 1966)
1916 Aldo Moro, Italian academic and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1978)
1916 John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979)
1916 Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001)
1916 Michael Gwynn, English actor (d. 1976)
1916 Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (d. 2014)
1916 Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1979)
1916 Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986)
1916 Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011)
1916 Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (d. 2001)
1916 Walt McPherson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
1916 Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010)
1916 Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (d. 2018)
1916 Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003)
1916 Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992)
1916 C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author (d. 1962)
1916 Shelby Foote, American historian and author (d. 2005)
1916 Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004)