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 | Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and actor (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Bill Doggett, African-American pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Haitian writer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | William Garnett, American landscape photographer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | P. K. Page, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Phyllis Fraser, Welsh-American actress, journalist, and publisher, co-founded Beginner Books (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965) |
| 1916 | Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Donald T. Campbell, American social scientist (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007) |