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 | Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Josef Traxel, German operatic tenor (d. 1975) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964) |
| 1916 | C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author (d. 1962) |
| 1916 | Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Huw Wheldon, Welsh-English broadcaster (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Richard Eastham, American actor (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | David Brown, American journalist and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978) |
| 1916 | Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980) |
| 1916 | Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (d. 2010) |