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 | Bill Leonard, American journalist (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959) |
| 1916 | Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (d. 1983) |
| 1916 | Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982) |
| 1917 | Francis L. Kellogg, American businessman and diplomat (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Hans Eysenck, German-English psychologist and theorist (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Huw Wheldon, Welsh-English broadcaster (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Terry Gilkyson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Charles Kittel, American physicist (d. 2019) |
| 1916 | Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964) |
| 1916 | Herb Caen, American journalist and author (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Olga Lepeshinskaya, Ukrainian-Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2008) |