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 | Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (d. 1998) |
| 1927 | Ronnie Scott, English saxophonist (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi, Urdu poet (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Bernard Thompson, British television producer and director (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Bob Richards, American Olympic track and field athlete |
| 1926 | Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Arthur Oldham, English composer and conductor (d. 2003) |
| 1927 | Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Libero Liberati, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1962) |
| 1926 | Joan Lorring, British actress (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | James Stirling, Scottish architect, designed the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and Seeley Historical Library (d. 1992) |
| 1926 | Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Jiang Zemin, Chinese engineer and politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) and 5th President of China (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, President of Bolivia (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Bo Carpelan, Finnish poet and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Matt Baldwin, Canadian curler and engineer |
| 1926 | Harper Lee, American novelist (d. 2016) |
| 1927 | Liz Anderson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (d. 1969) |