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 | Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (d. 2013) |
| 1927 | S. Balachander, Indian actor, singer, and veena player (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Jurriaan Schrofer, Dutch sculptor, designer, and educator (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Beryl Cook, English painter and illustrator (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Enrique Jorrín, Cuban violinist and composer (d. 1987) |
| 1926 | Y. A. Tittle, American football player (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Carlisle Floyd, American composer and educator (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemalan general and politician, 26th President of Guatemala (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Diana Lynn, American actress (d. 1971) |
| 1926 | Alcides Ghiggia, Italian-Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Aldo Ray, American actor (d. 1991) |
| 1926 | Karl Richter, German organist and conductor (d. 1981) |
| 1926 | George Englund, American film editor, director, producer and actor (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Heino Kruus, Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda, Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic; developed algebraic number theory (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (d. 1965) |
| 1926 | Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Pete Rozelle, American businessman and 3rd Commissioner of the National Football League (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Clem Labine, American baseball player and manager (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Keith Michell, Australian actor (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Arthur A. Hartman, American career diplomat (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Tom Wicker, American journalist and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Rabi Ray, Indian activist and politician, 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Arthur Oldham, English composer and conductor (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Basil A. Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 59th Secretary of State of New York (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2011) |