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 |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (d. 2006) |
| 1927 | Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Liz Renay, American actress and author (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Charles Goodell, American lawyer and politician (d. 1987) |
| 1926 | Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Heino Kruus, Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Agustín García Calvo, Spanish philosopher and poet (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Fred Cone, American football player (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Richard DeVos, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Amway (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Betsy Palmer, American actress and game show panelist (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Gerry Fitt, Northern Irish soldier and politician; British life peer (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | György Kurtág, Hungarian composer and academic |
| 1926 | Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Magda Herzberger, Romanian author, poet and composer, survivor of the Holocaust (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Johnny Berry, English footballer (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | R. L. Burnside, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Beatriz Segall, Brazilian actress (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic |
| 1926 | Marie-Claire Alain, French organist and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Nuon Chea, Cambodian politician (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | George William Gray, British chemist who developed liquid crystals that made displays possible (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her other realms (d. 2022) |
| 1927 | Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2009) |