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 | Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Jan Křesadlo, Czech-English psychologist and author (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Joe Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African activist and politician (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Willy Alberti, Dutch singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1926 | Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | Rudolf Kraus, German footballer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Viren J. Shah, Indian politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Eric Morecambe, English comedian and actor (d. 1984) |
| 1926 | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Richard Jaeckel, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1927 | Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | Conrad Hall, French-American cinematographer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979) |
| 1926 | David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Beatriz Segall, Brazilian actress (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Allen Ginsberg, American poet (d. 1997) |
| 1926 | Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Anthony Shaffer, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Diana Lynn, American actress (d. 1971) |
| 1927 | James Reeb, American clergyman and political activist (d. 1965) |
| 1926 | Bernard Pons, French politician and medical doctor (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Jeane Kirkpatrick, American academic and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2006) |