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 Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009)
1916 Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer and businessman (d. 2010)
1916 Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (d. 1956)
1916 Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943)
1916 Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017)
1916 Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982)
1916 Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006)
1916 Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995)
1916 Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1916 Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001)
1916 Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940)
1916 Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988)
1916 Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010)
1916 Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian
1916 Harry James, American trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (d. 1983)
1916 Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (d. 2007)
1916 Mary Stewart, British author and poet (d. 2014)
1916 Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (d. 2006)
1916 Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)
1916 Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000)
1916 Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2020)
1916 Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965)
1916 Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2013)
1916 Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003)
1916 Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1916 William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993)
1916 Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979)
1916 Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (d. 2015)
1916 Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014)
1916 Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991)