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 Mohamed Abshir Muse, Somali general (d. 2017)
1926 Paul Berg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (d. 2000)
1926 Robert Earl Hughes, American who was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world during his lifetime (d. 1958)
1926 Rabi Ray, Indian activist and politician, 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d. 2017)
1926 James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (d. 2010)
1926 Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1926 Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian-American soprano and actress (d. 2012)
1926 Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (d. 2006)
1926 Gene Colan, American illustrator (d. 2011)
1927 Fred Williams, Australian painter (d. 1982)
1926 Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014)
1926 Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
1926 Mahendra Bhatnagar, Indian poet (d. 2020)
1926 Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (d. 2015)
1927 Vera Williams, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
1926 Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (d. 2015)
1926 John Gardner, English soldier and author (d. 2007)
1926 William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (d. 2015)
1926 Don Dunstan, Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999)
1926 Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist and academic (d. 2006)
1926 Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
1926 Bernard Nathanson, American physician and activist (d. 2011)
1926 Maunu Kurkvaara, Finnish film director and screenwriter
1926 Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (d. 2009)
1926 William John McNaughton, American bishop (d. 2020)
1926 Chuck Berry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
1926 J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (d. 2012)
1926 Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (d. 2012)
1926 Kenny Baker, American fiddler (d. 2011)