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 | Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Bill Doggett, African-American pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Ondina Valla, Italian sprinter and hurdler (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer and businessman (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Irene Worth, American actress (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981) |
| 1916 | Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003) |
| 1917 | Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983) |
| 1916 | Helge Larsson, Swedish canoeist (d. 1971) |
| 1916 | Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Walt Arfons, American race car driver (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Michael J. Ingelido, American general (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | George C. Stoney, American director and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Donald T. Campbell, American social scientist (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943) |