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 Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1916 Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974)
1916 Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (d. 2014)
1916 Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009)
1917 Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003)
1916 John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
1916 Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012)
1916 Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986)
1916 Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat (d. 2005)
1916 Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010)
1916 Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
1916 Ernest Titterton, British Australian nuclear physicist (d. 1990)
1916 Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013)
1916 Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1916 Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995)
1916 Justin Catayée, French soldier and politician (d. 1962)
1916 Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (d. 2015)
1916 Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942)
1916 Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002)
1916 Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010)
1916 Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
1916 Peter Geach, English philosopher and academic (d. 2013)
1916 Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (d. 1994)
1916 Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005)
1916 Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (d. 1997)
1916 Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002)
1916 Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996)
1916 Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013)
1916 Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013)
1916 Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)