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 | Saloua Raouda Choucair, Lebanese painter and sculptor (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992) |
| 1916 | Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Bill Doggett, African-American pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Horacio Salgán, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Helge Larsson, Swedish canoeist (d. 1971) |
| 1916 | Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Josef Traxel, German operatic tenor (d. 1975) |
| 1916 | William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | José López Rega, Argentinean politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Tony Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. 1961) |
| 1916 | Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Emil Fackenheim, German Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi (d. 2003) |