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 John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979)
1916 Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005)
1917 Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002)
1916 Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020)
1916 Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)
1916 C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013)
1916 Cliff Gladwin, English cricketer (d. 1988)
1916 C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author (d. 1962)
1916 Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993)
1916 Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993)
1916 Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999)
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 Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (d. 1982)
1916 Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1916 José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978)
1917 Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007)
1916 George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002)
1916 David White, American actor (d. 1990)
1916 Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)
1916 John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (d. 2006)
1916 Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
1916 Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011)
1916 Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
1916 Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993)
1916 Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003)
1916 Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977)
1916 Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1998)
1916 Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987)
1916 Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)