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 | Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Olga Lepeshinskaya, Ukrainian-Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Fadil Hoxha, Kosovar commander and politician, President of Kosovo (d. 2001) |
| 1916 | Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist and author (d. 1972) |
| 1917 | Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994) |
| 1916 | Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Nikola Ljubičić, Serbian general and politician, 10th President of Serbia (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Françoise Giroud, Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Margaret Lockwood, Pakistani-English actress (d. 1990) |
| 1916 | Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Shelby Foote, American historian and author (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Richard Proenneke, American soldier, carpenter, and meteorologist (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942) |
| 1916 | Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Peride Celal, Turkish author (d. 2013) |
| 1916 | Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic (d. 1970) |
| 1917 | Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1916 | Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (d. 2004) |
| 1916 | Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (d. 1986) |
| 1916 | Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (d. 2018) |
| 1916 | Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier (d. 1998) |
| 1916 | Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006) |