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 Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2020)[21]
1916 Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1968)
1916 Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013)
1917 Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005)
1916 Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1916 Irene Worth, American actress (d. 2002)
1916 Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982)
1916 Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993)
1916 Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980)
1916 Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal (d. 2014)
1916 Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler (d. 2010)
1916 Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
1916 Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994)
1916 Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016)
1916 Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
1916 Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (d. 2013)
1916 Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2014)
1917 Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (d. 2004)
1916 Martha Settle Putney, American lieutenant, historian, and educator (d. 2008)
1916 Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005)
1916 Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012)
1916 Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940)
1916 Helge Larsson, Swedish canoeist (d. 1971)
1916 Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964)
1916 Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (d. 2018)
1916 Mortimer Caplin, American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (d. 2019)
1916 Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (d. 2018)
1916 Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003)
1916 Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1916 Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985)