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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Mickey Owen, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (d. 1964) |
| 1916 | Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | George Turner, Australian author and critic (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940) |
| 1916 | Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1917 | Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | S. Yizhar, Israeli academic and politician (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | William Garnett, American landscape photographer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Phil Leeds, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945) |
| 1916 | Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (d. 2000) |