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 | Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer and businessman (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Howard Finster, American minister and painter (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian |
| 1916 | Harry James, American trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (d. 1983) |
| 1916 | Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Mary Stewart, British author and poet (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965) |
| 1916 | Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |