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 |
|---|---|
| 1927 | Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Andrew Brimmer, American economist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Fereydoon Moshiri, Iranian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Henry Silva, American actor (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian philologist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Dinu Zamfirescu, Romanian politician |
| 1926 | Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Robert Fogel, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Bobby Morgan, American professional baseball player |
| 1926 | Bitt Pitt, Australian race car driver (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Anthony Shaffer, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | François Morel, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Myer Skoog, American basketball player (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Jeri Southern, American jazz singer and pianist (d. 1991) |
| 1927 | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor and screenwriter |
| 1926 | Valerie Pearl, English historian and academic (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | George Robb, English international footballer and teacher (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Arthur Rowley, English footballer, manager and cricketer (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Bryan Forbes, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | John Schlesinger, English actor and director (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 7th Governor of Balochistan (d. 2022) |
| 1927 | James Reeb, American clergyman and political activist (d. 1965) |