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 | Chuck Cooper, American basketball player (d. 1984) |
| 1926 | Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Y. A. Tittle, American football player (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Frank Finlay, English actor (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher (d. 1984) |
| 1926 | Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Marilyn Erskine, American actress |
| 1926 | Robert Ledley, American academic and inventor (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Jack McDuff, American singer and organist (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Alex Grammas, American baseball player, manager, and coach (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Gordon Scott, American actor (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Maurice Couture, Canadian archbishop (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | David Hurst, German actor (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Charles Dolan, American businessman, founded Cablevision and HBO |
| 1926 | John Knowles, American novelist (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | George Englund, American film editor, director, producer and actor (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Junior Samples, American comedian (d. 1983) |
| 1926 | Jane Withers, American actress (d. 2021) |
| 1927 | Olof Palme, Swedish statesman, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986) |
| 1926 | Adetowun Ogunsheye, first female Nigerian professor and university dean |
| 1926 | Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Happy Rockefeller, American philanthropist, 31st Second Lady of the United States (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Robert Bly, American poet and essayist (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1926 | Whitey Lockman, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2009) |