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 | Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Tony Harris, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945) |
| 1917 | Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Frank and John Craighead, American naturalists (twins, Frank d. 2001, John d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977) |
| 1916 | Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Tommy Bolt, American golfer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Albert Murray, American author and critic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Aleks Çaçi, Albanian journalist and author (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Robert H. Dicke, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1997) |
| 1917 | Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Phil Leeds, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Jurij Brězan, German soldier and author (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (d. 2018) |