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 Ed Sabol, American film producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2015)
1916 Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977)
1916 Estella B. Diggs, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)
1916 Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983)
1916 George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002)
1916 Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994)
1917 Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1916 Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988)
1916 Richard Fleischer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1916 Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940)
1916 Dena Epstein, American musicologist and author (d. 2013)
1916 Russell Garcia, American-New Zealander composer and conductor (d. 2011)
1916 Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002)
1916 Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013)
1916 Charles Kittel, American physicist (d. 2019)
1916 Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
1917 M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987)
1916 Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
1916 John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979)
1916 Raosaheb Gogte, Indian industrialist (d. 2000)
1916 Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998)
1916 Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003)
1916 Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000)
1916 Martha Settle Putney, American lieutenant, historian, and educator (d. 2008)
1916 Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015)
1916 Walt Arfons, American race car driver (d. 2013)
1916 Chick Hearn, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2002)
1916 Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996)
1916 Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006)
1916 Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (d. 2017)