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 | Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Valerie Eliot, English businesswoman (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Spanish noblewoman (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal |
| 1926 | John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1967) |
| 1927 | Rudolf Kraus, German footballer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Harold Dorman, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Hilary Putnam, American mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Roger Corman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1926 | Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Richard Crenna, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | Matthew Bucksbaum, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded General Growth Properties (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Mahendra Bhatnagar, Indian poet (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Jean Peters, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (d. 1978) |
| 1926 | David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician |
| 1926 | Jan Morris, Welsh historian and author (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | John Gardner, English soldier and author (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian wrestler (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Paul Soros, Hungarian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Pascual Pérez, Argentinian boxer (d. 1977) |
| 1926 | Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (d. 1990) |