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 | Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Josef Traxel, German operatic tenor (d. 1975) |
| 1916 | Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Heinz Meyer, German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) during World War II (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Beverly Cleary, American author (d. 2021) |
| 1917 | M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Jack Vance, American author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | C. Everett Koop, American admiral and surgeon, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Forrest J Ackerman, American soldier and author (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1916 | Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953) |
| 1916 | Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2020) |
| 1916 | Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973) |