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)