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 | Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Grace Glueck, American arts journalist (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Robert Earl Hughes, American who was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world during his lifetime (d. 1958) |
| 1926 | Arnošt Lustig, Czech author and playwright (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | György Kurtág, Hungarian composer and academic |
| 1926 | John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Marilyn Erskine, American actress |
| 1926 | George Ariyoshi, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Hawaii |
| 1926 | Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal |
| 1926 | Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley, English lawyer and judge (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Bernard Pons, French politician and medical doctor (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (d. 1962) |
| 1926 | Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (d. 1956) |
| 1926 | Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Economics (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Don Messick, American voice actor (d. 1997) |
| 1926 | Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 7th Governor of Balochistan (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Richard Crenna, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (d. 1987) |
| 1927 | James Reeb, American clergyman and political activist (d. 1965) |
| 1926 | Ain Kaalep, Estonian poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Avraham Adan, Israeli general (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | H. R. Haldeman, American businessman and diplomat, 4th White House Chief of Staff (d. 1993) |