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 | Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Carl Burgos, American illustrator (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Haitian writer (d. 1973) |
| 1917 | Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Mortimer Caplin, American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (d. 2019) |
| 1916 | Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Ken Wharton, English race car driver (d. 1957) |
| 1916 | Michael J. Ingelido, American general (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Hans Eysenck, German-English psychologist and theorist (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949) |
| 1916 | Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (d. 1997) |