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 | Mohamed Abshir Muse, Somali general (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Paul Berg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Robert Earl Hughes, American who was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world during his lifetime (d. 1958) |
| 1926 | Rabi Ray, Indian activist and politician, 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian-American soprano and actress (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Gene Colan, American illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | Fred Williams, Australian painter (d. 1982) |
| 1926 | Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Mahendra Bhatnagar, Indian poet (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (d. 2015) |
| 1927 | Vera Williams, American author and illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | John Gardner, English soldier and author (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Don Dunstan, Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1926 | Bernard Nathanson, American physician and activist (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Maunu Kurkvaara, Finnish film director and screenwriter |
| 1926 | Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | William John McNaughton, American bishop (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Chuck Berry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Kenny Baker, American fiddler (d. 2011) |