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 | 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) |