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 | John Gardner, English soldier and author (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Jack Hyles, American pastor and author (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Carol Ruth Vander Velde, American mathematician (d. 1972) |
| 1926 | Stephen Antonakos, Greek-American sculptor (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Chae Myung-shin, South Korean general (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | François Morel, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemalan general and politician, 26th President of Guatemala (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2004) |
| 1926 | Ain Kaalep, Estonian poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Richard Crenna, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1927 | Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Oscar Brown, American singer-songwriter, playwright, and actor (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Gerry Fitt, Northern Irish soldier and politician; British life peer (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Arturo Luz, Filipino visual artist (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Paul Berg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1927 | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician |
| 1926 | Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2015) |
| 1927 | Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma, French businessman, soldier and racing driver (d. 2018) |