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 | Russell Garcia, American-New Zealander composer and conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980) |
| 1916 | Jurij Brězan, German soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Olivia de Havilland, British-American actress (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Michael J. Ingelido, American general (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Carl Burgos, American illustrator (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Margaret Lockwood, Pakistani-English actress (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Ruth Johnson Colvin, American author and educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide |
| 1916 | William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Haitian writer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal (d. 2014) |