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 Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (d. 1994)
1917 Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (d. 2008)
1916 Richard Eastham, American actor (d. 2005)
1916 Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat (d. 2005)
1916 Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler (d. 2010)
1917 Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1916 Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994)
1916 Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999)
1916 Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1916 Pérez Prado, Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and bandleader (d. 1989)
1917 Wieland Wagner, German director and producer (d. 1966)
1916 Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008)
1916 Charles Kittel, American physicist (d. 2019)
1916 Fadil Hoxha, Kosovar commander and politician, President of Kosovo (d. 2001)
1916 Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959)
1916 Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1985)
1916 Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982)
1916 Pearl Hackney, English actress (d. 2009)
1916 Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1998)
1916 Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986)
1916 Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001)
1916 Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964)
1916 Herb Caen, American journalist and author (d. 1997)
1916 Michael J. Ingelido, American general (d. 2015)
1916 Michael Gwynn, English actor (d. 1976)
1916 Robert H. Dicke, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1997)
1916 Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979)
1916 Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989)
1916 Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist (d. 2011)
1916 Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970)