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 | Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Tim LaHaye, American minister, activist, and author (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher (d. 1984) |
| 1927 | Rudolf Kraus, German footballer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Matti Ranin, Finnish actor (d. 2013)[18] |
| 1926 | Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1926 | Chuck Berry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Arnaldo Pomodoro, Italian sculptor |
| 1926 | Paul Lynde, American actor and comedian (d. 1982) |
| 1927 | Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Frank Finlay, English actor (d. 2016) |
| 1927 | Vera Williams, American author and illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Richard Anderson, American actor and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli banker and economist (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | James Stirling, Scottish architect, designed the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and Seeley Historical Library (d. 1992) |
| 1926 | Andrzej Wajda, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1927 | Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Guitar Slim, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959) |
| 1926 | William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Charles Dolan, American businessman, founded Cablevision and HBO |
| 1926 | Anthony Shaffer, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (d. 1943) |
| 1926 | Matthew Bucksbaum, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded General Growth Properties (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979) |