Born in 1916, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1916 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1916 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 3 February 1916 and 22 January 1917 are considered born in the Chinese year 1916 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1916 is also known as the Year of the Fire Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1916 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1916
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1916. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1916. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Carl Burgos, American illustrator (d. 1984) |
| 1917 | Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Don R. Christensen, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Estella B. Diggs, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970) |
| 1916 | Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (d. 1981) |
| 1916 | Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (d. 1996) |
| 1916 | Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943) |
| 1916 | Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer and businessman (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | William Alland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002) |