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 | Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Allyn Ann McLerie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Klaus Kinski, German-American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1991) |
| 1926 | Edward Parkes, English engineer and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2006) |
| 1927 | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Gene Colan, American illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Harris Wofford, American politician, author, and civil rights activist (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Rae Allen, American actress, singer, and director (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | John Silber, American philosopher and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Whitey Lockman, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish businessman (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Earle Brown, American composer (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Can Yücel, Turkish poet and translator (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, author, and illustrator (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Douglas Croft, American child actor (d. 1963) |
| 1926 | Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Spanish noblewoman (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Paul Lynde, American actor and comedian (d. 1982) |
| 1927 | Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (d. 1976) |
| 1926 | Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | David Hurst, German actor (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, President of Bolivia (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Maria Teresa de Filippis, Italian race car driver (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Arthur Rowley, English footballer, manager and cricketer (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (d. 2012) |