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 Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002)
1916 Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979)
1916 Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004)
1916 Chick Hearn, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2002)
1916 Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer (d. 1988)
1916 Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995)
1916 C. Wright Mills American sociologist and author (d. 1962)
1917 Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002)
1917 Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007)
1916 Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1916 Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (d. 1994)
1917 Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994)
1916 Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012)
1916 Forrest J Ackerman, American soldier and author (d. 2008)
1916 John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017)
1916 Elena Garro, Mexican author and playwright (d. 1998)
1916 Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat (d. 2018)
1916 Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001)
1916 Wu Zhengyi, Chinese botanist and academic (d. 2013)
1916 Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005)
1916 P. K. Page, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 2010)
1916 Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980)
1916 Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)
1916 Frank Yerby, American novelist (d. 1991)
1917 John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982)
1916 William Alland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997)
1916 Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (d. 2011)
1916 Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001)
1916 Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (d. 2018)
1916 Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982)