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 | Vicente Aranda, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Ann Curtis, American swimmer (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Gene Colan, American illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Gilles Grégoire, Canadian politician, co-founded the Parti Québécois (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | George Robb, English international footballer and teacher (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | Norm Prescott, American animator, producer, and composer, co-founded Filmation Studios (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Jeffrey Stone, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | Joe Perry, American footballer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1926 | Paulette Poujol-Oriol, Haitian educator and writer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Perry Moss, American football player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Michel Butor, French author and critic (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Adetowun Ogunsheye, first female Nigerian professor and university dean |
| 1926 | Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist and academic (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (d. 2014) |
| 1927 | Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor and actor (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Arnaldo Pomodoro, Italian sculptor |
| 1926 | Andrew Brimmer, American economist and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Desmond Connell, Irish cardinal (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Patricia Castell, Argentine actress (d. 2013) |