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 | Helen Gallagher, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1926 | Carl Hahn, German businessman |
| 1926 | Pascual Pérez, Argentinian boxer (d. 1977) |
| 1926 | James Lipton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Roger McKee, American baseball player (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Alex Grammas, American baseball player, manager, and coach (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Matt Baldwin, Canadian curler and engineer |
| 1926 | David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon, English politician (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Matthew Bucksbaum, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded General Growth Properties (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer |
| 1926 | J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright (d. 2017) |
| 1927 | Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Johnny Gimble, American country/western swing musician (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Beatriz Segall, Brazilian actress (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Bo Carpelan, Finnish poet and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Jimmy Heath, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Gilles Grégoire, Canadian politician, co-founded the Parti Québécois (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | James Merrill, American poet and playwright (d. 1995) |
| 1926 | Alan Reynolds, English painter and educator (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Wolfgang Iser, German scholar, literary theorist (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Michael Mathias Prechtl, German soldier and illustrator (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Jack McDuff, American singer and organist (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Don Dunstan, Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | John Schlesinger, English actor and director (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Julius Katchen, American pianist and composer (d. 1969) |
| 1926 | Gene Colan, American illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 1927 | E. W. Swackhamer, American director and producer (d. 1994) |