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 Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979)
1916 Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
1916 Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1916 Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999)
1916 Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist (d. 1987)
1916 Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005)
1916 Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and actor (d. 2006)
1916 Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (d. 1982)
1916 Bill Doggett, African-American pianist and composer (d. 1996)
1916 Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011)
1916 Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Haitian writer (d. 1973)
1916 Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004)
1916 Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982)
1916 Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (d. 1972)
1916 Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002)
1916 Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (d. 1982)
1916 Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (d. 1994)
1916 Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001)
1916 Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
1916 William Garnett, American landscape photographer (d. 2006)
1916 P. K. Page, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 2010)
1916 Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)
1916 Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985)
1916 Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000)
1916 Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985)
1916 Phyllis Fraser, Welsh-American actress, journalist, and publisher, co-founded Beginner Books (d. 2006)
1916 Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965)
1916 Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995)
1916 Donald T. Campbell, American social scientist (d. 1996)
1916 Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)