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 | Whitey Lockman, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic |
| 1927 | Norm Prescott, American animator, producer, and composer, co-founded Filmation Studios (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Arnošt Lustig, Czech author and playwright (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley, English lawyer and judge (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Robert W. Wilson, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Thorbjörn Fälldin, Swedish farmer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | James Merrill, American poet and playwright (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Agustín García Calvo, Spanish philosopher and poet (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Elisabeth Beresford, English journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Chae Myung-shin, South Korean general (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Bitt Pitt, Australian race car driver (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Gene Colan, American illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Hans Werner Henze, German composer and educator (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 7th Governor of Balochistan (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | György Kurtág, Hungarian composer and academic |
| 1927 | Vera Williams, American author and illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Bud Greenspan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Tôn Thất Đính, Vietnamese general (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Harris Wofford, American politician, author, and civil rights activist (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Shecky Greene, American comedian |
| 1926 | Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Maurice Couture, Canadian archbishop (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (d. 2009) |