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 | Charlotte Rae, American actress and singer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Peter Lax, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic |
| 1926 | Prince Claus of the Netherlands (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Teresa Gisbert Carbonell, Bolivian architect and art historian (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Robert Fogel, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, 6th President of Greece (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Bo Carpelan, Finnish poet and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Hilary Putnam, American mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Johnny Berry, English footballer (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Mahendra Bhatnagar, Indian poet (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Oscar Brown, American singer-songwriter, playwright, and actor (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Maurice Couture, Canadian archbishop (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Bobby Layne, American football player and coach (d. 1986) |
| 1926 | David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | William John McNaughton, American bishop (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | John Knowles, American novelist (d. 2001) |
| 1927 | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Karl Rebane, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Armando Silvestre, Mexican-American actor |
| 1926 | David Berglas, American magician and mentalist |
| 1926 | Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979) |
| 1926 | David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician |
| 1927 | Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Patrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Johnny Gimble, American country/western swing musician (d. 2015) |