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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Helge Larsson, Swedish canoeist (d. 1971) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Richard Eastham, American actor (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Saloua Raouda Choucair, Lebanese painter and sculptor (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017) |