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 | Anne Sharp, Scottish soprano and actress (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian |
| 1916 | Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Paul Emery, English racing driver (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Aldo Moro, Italian academic and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1978) |
| 1916 | Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965) |
| 1916 | Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940) |
| 1916 | Huw Wheldon, Welsh-English broadcaster (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (d. 1972) |
| 1916 | Martha Settle Putney, American lieutenant, historian, and educator (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Jerry Barber, American golfer (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Irene Worth, American actress (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Phil Leeds, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999) |