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 | Carl Giles, English cartoonist (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (d. 1956) |
| 1916 | Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Walt McPherson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Frederick C. Weyand, American general (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | José López Rega, Argentinean politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Colombia (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1974) |