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 |
|---|---|
| 1927 | Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Bill Blackbeard, American historian and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Grace Glueck, American arts journalist (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | John Middleton Murry, Jr., English soldier, pilot, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Paul Berg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | Bob Richards, American Olympic track and field athlete |
| 1926 | Laurence Street, Australian jurist and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (d. 2015) |
| 1927 | Liz Anderson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | Barbara Rush, American actress |
| 1926 | Valdas Adamkus, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania |
| 1926 | Roberta Leigh (Rita Shulman Lewin), British writer, artist and TV producer (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Valerie Pearl, English historian and academic (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Paul Burke, American actor (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Ronnie Masterson, Irish actress (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Arthur Oldham, English composer and conductor (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Jack Hyles, American pastor and author (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Allyn Ann McLerie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Russell Jones, Australian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (d. 1983) |