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 | Heino Kruus, Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Can Yücel, Turkish poet and translator (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Hulusi Sayın, Turkish general (d. 1991) |
| 1926 | John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Michel Butor, French author and critic (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Fereydoon Moshiri, Iranian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Beverly Garland, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Himayat Ali Shair, Urdu poet (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Willy Alberti, Dutch singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1926 | Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Pierre Fabre, French pharmacist, founded Laboratoires Pierre Fabre (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Harris Wofford, American politician, author, and civil rights activist (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Don Newcombe, American baseball player (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1975) |
| 1926 | Chae Myung-shin, South Korean general (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | David Hurst, German actor (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Necmettin Erbakan, Turkish engineer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Ain Kaalep, Estonian poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Arturo Luz, Filipino visual artist (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Roberta Leigh (Rita Shulman Lewin), British writer, artist and TV producer (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Whitey Lockman, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic |
| 1926 | Paul Lynde, American actor and comedian (d. 1982) |
| 1927 | Rudolf Kraus, German footballer (d. 2003) |