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 Bly, American poet and essayist (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Bryan Forbes, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Nuon Chea, Cambodian politician (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Wallace Jones, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Charles Goodell, American lawyer and politician (d. 1987) |
| 1926 | James McCracken, American tenor and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic |
| 1926 | Carlisle Floyd, American composer and educator (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Raaj Kumar, Indian police officer and actor (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Jean Peters, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Bernard Pons, French politician and medical doctor (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Robert H. Justman, American director, producer, and production manager (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Gerardo P. Cabochan, Filipino politician (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Arnaldo Pomodoro, Italian sculptor |
| 1926 | Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Alex Grammas, American baseball player, manager, and coach (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Economics (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Arthur Oldham, English composer and conductor (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Harris Wofford, American politician, author, and civil rights activist (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Donald J. Irwin, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Norwalk (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Gilles Grégoire, Canadian politician, co-founded the Parti Québécois (d. 2006) |