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 Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985)
1916 Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (d. 2001)
1916 Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013)
1916 Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
1916 Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992)
1916 Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017)
1916 Heinz Meyer, German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) during World War II (d. 1987)
1917 Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002)
1916 Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008)
1916 Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013)
1916 Richard Eastham, American actor (d. 2005)
1916 Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985)
1916 Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020)
1916 Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989)
1916 Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989)
1916 Hans Eysenck, German-English psychologist and theorist (d. 1997)
1916 Al Killian, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1950)
1916 Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001)
1916 Kermit Love, American actor, puppeteer, and costume designer (d. 2008)
1916 Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000)
1916 Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998)
1916 Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1916 Jurij Brězan, German soldier and author (d. 2006)
1916 Don R. Christensen, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (d. 2006)
1916 T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)
1916 S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (d. 1993)
1916 Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001)
1916 Michael J. Ingelido, American general (d. 2015)
1916 Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012)
1916 Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993)