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 | Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009) |
| 1917 | Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945) |
| 1916 | Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Ernest Titterton, British Australian nuclear physicist (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Justin Catayée, French soldier and politician (d. 1962) |
| 1916 | Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Peter Geach, English philosopher and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |