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 |
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| 1916 | Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Phil Leeds, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Elena Garro, Mexican author and playwright (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Michael Gwynn, English actor (d. 1976) |
| 1916 | Jack Vance, American author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Walt McPherson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940) |
| 1916 | José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978) |
| 1916 | Raosaheb Gogte, Indian industrialist (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | José López Rega, Argentinean politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Richard Fleischer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Tommy Bolt, American golfer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) |