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 | Betye Saar, American artist |
| 1927 | Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Peter Graves, American actor and director (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Pascual Pérez, Argentinian boxer (d. 1977) |
| 1926 | Harris Wofford, American politician, author, and civil rights activist (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Valdas Adamkus, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania |
| 1926 | Conrad Hall, French-American cinematographer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Patricia Castell, Argentine actress (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Earle Hyman, American actor (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (d. 1962) |
| 1926 | Marie-Claire Alain, French organist and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Doug Insole, English cricketer (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Betsy Palmer, American actress and game show panelist (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Riz Ortolani, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Andrew Brimmer, American economist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Fernando Mönckeberg Barros, Chilean surgeon |
| 1926 | Uttam Kumar, Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (d. 1980) |
| 1926 | Carol Ruth Vander Velde, American mathematician (d. 1972) |
| 1926 | John Middleton Murry, Jr., English soldier, pilot, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Raaj Kumar, Indian police officer and actor (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Philip B. Crosby, American businessman and author (d. 2001) |
| 1927 | Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Richard Crenna, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Tôn Thất Đính, Vietnamese general (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Matti Ranin, Finnish actor (d. 2013)[18] |