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 | Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Phyllis Fraser, Welsh-American actress, journalist, and publisher, co-founded Beginner Books (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | David Brown, American journalist and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Shailendra, Pakistani-Indian songwriter (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Dena Epstein, American musicologist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Caribbean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 1978) |
| 1916 | Edward Pinkowski, American writer, journalist and Polonia historian (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Josef Traxel, German operatic tenor (d. 1975) |
| 1916 | Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | David White, American actor (d. 1990) |
| 1917 | Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011) |