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 | Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Bill Leonard, American journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Al Killian, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1950) |
| 1916 | Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Dennis Poore, English racing driver and businessman (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978) |
| 1917 | Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Kermit Love, American actor, puppeteer, and costume designer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Ruth Johnson Colvin, American author and educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide |
| 1916 | Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Marcel Bigeard, French general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Alberto Ginastera, Argentinian pianist and composer (d. 1983) |
| 1916 | Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001) |