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 Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010)
1916 Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985)
1916 Carl Burgos, American illustrator (d. 1984)
1916 Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012)
1916 Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (d. 2010)
1917 Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1916 Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996)
1916 Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006)
1916 Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012)
1916 Shelby Foote, American historian and author (d. 2005)
1916 Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (d. 2011)
1916 Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2004)
1916 W. B. Young, Scottish rugby player and physician (d. 2013)
1916 Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2020)[21]
1916 Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (d. 1997)
1916 Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943)
1916 Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
1916 Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (d. 1987)
1916 Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
1916 John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
1916 Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012)
1916 Ed Sabol, American film producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2015)
1917 Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008)
1916 Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
1916 Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (d. 2018)
1916 Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995)
1916 Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979)
1916 Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (d. 2009)
1916 Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994)
1917 K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994)