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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dragon?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1917 | K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1968) |
| 1917 | Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986) |
| 1917 | Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959) |
| 1916 | Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2020) |