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 Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974)
1916 Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996)
1916 Morris West, Australian author and playwright (d. 1999)
1916 John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979)
1917 Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016)
1916 Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995)
1917 Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005)
1916 Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012)
1916 Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020)
1916 Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000)
1916 Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003)
1916 Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
1917 Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1916 Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005)
1916 Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997)
1916 Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (d. 1994)
1916 Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1979)
1916 Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006)
1916 Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
1916 Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (d. 1984)
1916 Ernest Titterton, British Australian nuclear physicist (d. 1990)
1916 Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (d. 1988)
1916 Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011)
1916 Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)
1916 Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994)
1916 Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009)
1916 Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005)
1916 Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (d. 2009)
1916 Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (d. 1994)
1916 Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)