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 Elena Garro, Mexican author and playwright (d. 1998)
1917 Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1916 Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (d. 1998)
1916 Saloua Raouda Choucair, Lebanese painter and sculptor (d. 2017)
1916 Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1917 K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994)
1916 Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2003)
1916 Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (d. 1997)
1916 Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1917 Vera Zorina, German-Norwegian actress and dancer (d. 2003)
1916 Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979)
1916 Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996)
1916 Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (d. 2018)
1917 Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)
1916 Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and actor (d. 2006)
1916 S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (d. 1993)
1916 Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (d. 2013)
1916 Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)
1916 Ken Wharton, English race car driver (d. 1957)
1916 Jack Vance, American author (d. 2013)
1916 Walt Arfons, American race car driver (d. 2013)
1916 Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)
1916 Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (d. 1988)
1916 Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)
1916 Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990)
1916 Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999)
1916 Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
1916 Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (d. 2001)
1916 Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player (d. 2018)
1916 Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985)