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 | Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1975) |
| 1927 | Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Bob Richards, American Olympic track and field athlete |
| 1926 | Ben Johnston, American composer and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Erna Schneider Hoover, American mathematician and inventor |
| 1926 | Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979) |
| 1926 | Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Economics (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Charles Dolan, American businessman, founded Cablevision and HBO |
| 1926 | Richard DeVos, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Amway (d. 2018) |
| 1927 | Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Pino Rauti, Italian journalist and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Valerie Eliot, English businesswoman (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her other realms (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Hulusi Sayın, Turkish general (d. 1991) |
| 1926 | Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Tim LaHaye, American minister, activist, and author (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Tom Wicker, American journalist and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Jack Hyles, American pastor and author (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga (d. 2017) |
| 1927 | Thomas Anthony Dooley III, American physician and humanitarian (d. 1961) |
| 1926 | Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Irene Papas, Greek actress (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Bernard Pons, French politician and medical doctor (d. 2022) |