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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| 1927 | Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian-American soprano and actress (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Rafael Azcona, Spanish author and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Willy Alberti, Dutch singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1927 | Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | George Hauptfuhrer, American basketball player and lawyer (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Liang Yusheng, Chinese writer (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Lionel Jeffries, English actor, screenwriter and film director (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Betsy Jolas, French composer |
| 1927 | Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Charlotte Rae, American actress and singer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Kenny Baker, American fiddler (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | Fred Williams, Australian painter (d. 1982) |
| 1926 | Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 7th Governor of Balochistan (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley, English lawyer and judge (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Don Dunstan, Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Bernard Nathanson, American physician and activist (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Arturo Luz, Filipino visual artist (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985) |
| 1926 | Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish businessman (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Richard Ellsasser, American organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1972) |