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 | Margaret Lockwood, Pakistani-English actress (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (d. 1992) |
| 1916 | Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Horacio Salgán, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Dennis Poore, English racing driver and businessman (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Mary Stewart, British author and poet (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Colombia (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | M. S. Subbulakshmi, Indian Carnatic vocalist (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Sibte Hassan, Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | P. K. Page, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Josef Traxel, German operatic tenor (d. 1975) |
| 1916 | Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Caribbean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 1978) |
| 1916 | Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Heinz Meyer, German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) during World War II (d. 1987) |