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 | Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Charles E. Osgood, American psychologist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Mort Meskin, American illustrator (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Huw Wheldon, Welsh-English broadcaster (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Margaret Lockwood, Pakistani-English actress (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Hans Eysenck, German-English psychologist and theorist (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | William Garnett, American landscape photographer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Tommy Bolt, American golfer (d. 2008) |