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 Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
1926 Jan Křesadlo, Czech-English psychologist and author (d. 1995)
1926 Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (d. 2002)
1926 Joe Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)
1926 Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African activist and politician (d. 1995)
1926 Willy Alberti, Dutch singer and actor (d. 1985)
1926 Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 2011)
1927 Rudolf Kraus, German footballer (d. 2003)
1926 Viren J. Shah, Indian politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal (d. 2013)
1926 John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1926 Eric Morecambe, English comedian and actor (d. 1984)
1926 Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (d. 2006)
1926 Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (d. 2015)
1926 Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (d. 2007)
1926 Richard Jaeckel, American actor (d. 1997)
1927 Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 Conrad Hall, French-American cinematographer (d. 2003)
1926 Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979)
1926 David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (d. 2014)
1926 Beatriz Segall, Brazilian actress (d. 2018)
1926 Allen Ginsberg, American poet (d. 1997)
1926 Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (d. 2017)
1926 Anthony Shaffer, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1926 Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (d. 2022)
1926 Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (d. 2009)
1926 Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009)
1926 Diana Lynn, American actress (d. 1971)
1927 James Reeb, American clergyman and political activist (d. 1965)
1926 Bernard Pons, French politician and medical doctor (d. 2022)
1926 Jeane Kirkpatrick, American academic and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2006)