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 | Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Morris West, Australian author and playwright (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Ernest Titterton, British Australian nuclear physicist (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |