Born in 1926, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1926 is the Year of the Tiger and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1926 are Tigers. The Chinese Tiger year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 13 February 1926 and 1 February 1927 are considered born in the Chinese year 1926 and are a Tiger sign. In addition, each Tiger 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. 1926 is also known as the Year of the Fire Tiger. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1926 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Tiger and 1926
Famous People Born in the Year of the Tiger and Chinese Year 1926. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Tiger 1926. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1926 | Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Pascual Pérez, Argentinian boxer (d. 1977) |
| 1926 | Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Yvon Dupuis, Canadian politician (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Marilyn Erskine, American actress |
| 1926 | Jacques Swaters, Belgian race car driver and manager (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Allyn Ann McLerie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2018) |
| 1927 | Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Matt Baldwin, Canadian curler and engineer |
| 1926 | Pino Rauti, Italian journalist and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Michel Butor, French author and critic (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (d. 1983) |
| 1927 | Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | Ben Johnston, American composer and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Marjorie Tallchief, American ballerina (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer |
| 1926 | Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Mathilde Krim, Italian-American medical researcher and health educator (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | William Bowyer, English painter and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1967) |
| 1926 | John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Frank Daniel, Czech director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Joe Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (d. 2009) |