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 | Mortimer Caplin, American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (d. 2019) |
| 1916 | Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Cliff Gladwin, English cricketer (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | William Alland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Walt Arfons, American race car driver (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Ed Sabol, American film producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Donald T. Campbell, American social scientist (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Estella B. Diggs, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Jack Vance, American author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Richard Fleischer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Richard Eastham, American actor (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011) |