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 | Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Carl Burgos, American illustrator (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Shelby Foote, American historian and author (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | W. B. Young, Scottish rugby player and physician (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2020)[21] |
| 1916 | Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945) |
| 1916 | Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Ed Sabol, American film producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994) |