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 | Eric Morecambe, English comedian and actor (d. 1984) |
| 1927 | Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Don Messick, American voice actor (d. 1997) |
| 1926 | Betty Lynn, American actress (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Matthew Bucksbaum, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded General Growth Properties (d. 2013) |
| 1927 | Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Joe Kubert, American author and illustrator, founded The Kubert School (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | George William Gray, British chemist who developed liquid crystals that made displays possible (d. 2013) |
| 1927 | Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Robert Vickrey, American painter and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (d. 2007) |
| 1927 | Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Miroslav Tichý, Czech photographer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Ludvík Vaculík, Czech journalist and author (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Gloria Jean, American actress and singer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | George Robb, English international footballer and teacher (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | James McCracken, American tenor and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | Martin Riesen, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Andrew Brimmer, American economist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Edward Parkes, English engineer and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Economics (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Jacques Swaters, Belgian race car driver and manager (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (d. 2010) |