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 | Robert Earl Hughes, American who was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world during his lifetime (d. 1958) |
| 1926 | Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Guitar Slim, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959) |
| 1926 | Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, President of Bolivia (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Diana Lynn, American actress (d. 1971) |
| 1926 | Prince Claus of the Netherlands (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Betsy Palmer, American actress and game show panelist (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (d. 1962) |
| 1926 | Alex Grammas, American baseball player, manager, and coach (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Carlisle Floyd, American composer and educator (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (d. 1976) |
| 1926 | Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda, Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic; developed algebraic number theory (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Chuck Berry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Gordon Scott, American actor (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer |
| 1926 | John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Wallace Jones, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (d. 1969) |
| 1926 | Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Don Rendell, English saxophonist and flute player (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Carol Ruth Vander Velde, American mathematician (d. 1972) |
| 1926 | Hulusi Sayın, Turkish general (d. 1991) |
| 1926 | Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Frank Daniel, Czech director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1927 | Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |