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 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Charles E. Osgood, American psychologist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Heinz Meyer, German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) during World War II (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Ken Wharton, English race car driver (d. 1957) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (d. 1981) |
| 1916 | Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Marcel Bigeard, French general (d. 2010) |