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 | Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Ken Wharton, English race car driver (d. 1957) |
| 1916 | Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | W. B. Young, Scottish rugby player and physician (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Pérez Prado, Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and bandleader (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Ruth Johnson Colvin, American author and educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide |
| 1916 | Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014) |