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 |
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| 1916 | Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2020)[21] |
| 1916 | Charles Kittel, American physicist (d. 2019) |
| 1916 | Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977) |
| 1916 | Martha Settle Putney, American lieutenant, historian, and educator (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Cathy Lewis, American actress (d. 1968) |
| 1916 | Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Roy Ward Baker, English director and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Sibte Hassan, Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959) |
| 1916 | Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000) |
| 1916 | Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Helge Larsson, Swedish canoeist (d. 1971) |
| 1916 | William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | David Brown, American journalist and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Hans Eysenck, German-English psychologist and theorist (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Beverly Cleary, American author (d. 2021) |
| 1916 | Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Michael Gwynn, English actor (d. 1976) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |