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 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)