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 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Mortimer Caplin, American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (d. 2019) |
| 1916 | Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Albert Murray, American author and critic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Martha Settle Putney, American lieutenant, historian, and educator (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Colombia (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | William Alland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Russell Garcia, American-New Zealander composer and conductor (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | George C. Stoney, American director and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977) |
| 1916 | Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer and businessman (d. 2010) |