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 | James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, musician, and singer (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Bernard Nathanson, American physician and activist (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | George Booth, American cartoonist (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Douglas Croft, American child actor (d. 1963) |
| 1926 | Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (d. 2022) |
| 1927 | Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1927 | Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007) |
| 1927 | Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Don Rendell, English saxophonist and flute player (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Jean Alexander, English actress (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Richard Schweiker, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Jan Křesadlo, Czech-English psychologist and author (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Tom Wicker, American journalist and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Harold Dorman, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (d. 2015) |
| 1927 | Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic |
| 1926 | Denis Atkinson, Barbadian cricketer (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979) |
| 1926 | Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 2012) |