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)