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 | Tôn Thất Đính, Vietnamese general (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Alan Reynolds, English painter and educator (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Maunu Kurkvaara, Finnish film director and screenwriter |
| 1926 | Edward Parkes, English engineer and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1926 | John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (d. 1978) |
| 1926 | Raymond Watson, American businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Stephen Antonakos, Greek-American sculptor (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Joan Sutherland, Australian soprano (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Y. A. Tittle, American football player (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Hans Werner Henze, German composer and educator (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Russell Jones, Australian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Bowie Kuhn, American lawyer and businessman (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Stig Sollander, Swedish Alpine skier (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Harry Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Maryland (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Mohamed Abshir Muse, Somali general (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Himayat Ali Shair, Urdu poet (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Julie Adams, American actress (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Mahendra Bhatnagar, Indian poet (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | George Booth, American cartoonist (d. 2022) |
| 1927 | Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Laurence Street, Australian jurist and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (d. 2018) |
| 1927 | Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator (d. 1999) |