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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Emil Fackenheim, German Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Michael J. Ingelido, American general (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Kermit Love, American actor, puppeteer, and costume designer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Jack Vance, American author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Donald T. Campbell, American social scientist (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940) |
| 1916 | Ondina Valla, Italian sprinter and hurdler (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Forrest J Ackerman, American soldier and author (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist and author (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Haitian writer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010) |