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
1917 K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994)
1916 John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979)
1916 Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1968)
1917 Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1916 C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013)
1916 Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986)
1916 Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003)
1916 Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985)
1916 William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993)
1916 Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000)
1916 Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943)
1916 James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)
1916 Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
1916 Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986)
1917 Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994)
1916 Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013)
1916 Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984)
1916 Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player (d. 2018)
1916 Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959)
1916 Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1916 Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
1916 Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1916 James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970)
1916 Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005)
1916 Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic (d. 1970)
1916 Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1916 Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1916 Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014)
1916 Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982)
1916 Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2020)