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 | Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Chick Hearn, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author (d. 1962) |
| 1917 | Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (d. 1994) |
| 1917 | Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Forrest J Ackerman, American soldier and author (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Elena Garro, Mexican author and playwright (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Wu Zhengyi, Chinese botanist and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | P. K. Page, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980) |
| 1916 | Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991) |
| 1917 | John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | William Alland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |