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 | Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992) |
| 1916 | Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Heinz Meyer, German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) during World War II (d. 1987) |
| 1917 | Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Richard Eastham, American actor (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Hans Eysenck, German-English psychologist and theorist (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Al Killian, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1950) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Kermit Love, American actor, puppeteer, and costume designer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Jurij Brězan, German soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Don R. Christensen, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Michael J. Ingelido, American general (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993) |