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 | Marcel Bigeard, French general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Fadil Hoxha, Kosovar commander and politician, President of Kosovo (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Aldo Moro, Italian academic and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1978) |
| 1916 | Dennis Poore, English racing driver and businessman (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and actor (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Mary Stewart, British author and poet (d. 2014) |
| 1917 | K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Martha Settle Putney, American lieutenant, historian, and educator (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |