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 | Erna Schneider Hoover, American mathematician and inventor |
| 1926 | Raymond Watson, American businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Kenny Baker, American fiddler (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Chiyonoyama Masanobu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 41st Yokozuna (d. 1977) |
| 1926 | George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Peter Lax, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic |
| 1927 | Thomas Anthony Dooley III, American physician and humanitarian (d. 1961) |
| 1926 | John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Helen Gallagher, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1926 | Robert W. Wilson, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | James McCracken, American tenor and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (d. 1983) |
| 1926 | Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (d. 1978) |
| 1926 | Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian wrestler (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Betsy Jolas, French composer |
| 1926 | Robert Earl Hughes, American who was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world during his lifetime (d. 1958) |
| 1926 | Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Don Dunstan, Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Bud Greenspan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (d. 1987) |
| 1926 | Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013) |