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 | Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Dave Sands, Australian boxer (d. 1952) |
| 1926 | Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Bobby Morgan, American professional baseball player |
| 1926 | Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, photographer, and mountaineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Paulette Poujol-Oriol, Haitian educator and writer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Arthur A. Hartman, American career diplomat (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Ben Johnston, American composer and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (d. 1976) |
| 1926 | André Delvaux, Belgian director and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (d. 1962) |
| 1926 | Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish businessman (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Marques Haynes, American basketball player (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, American nuclear physicist (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Cuban-American conga player and composer (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1927 | Liz Anderson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Bud Greenspan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Robert Ledley, American academic and inventor (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Bernard Pons, French politician and medical doctor (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Thomas Clark, American politician (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Agustín García Calvo, Spanish philosopher and poet (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Carlisle Floyd, American composer and educator (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |