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 | John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Cliff Gladwin, English cricketer (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author (d. 1962) |
| 1916 | Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978) |
| 1917 | Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | David White, American actor (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977) |
| 1916 | Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) |