Born in 1917, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1917 is the Year of the Snake and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1917 are Snakes. The Chinese Snake year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 23 January 1917 and 10 February 1918 are considered born in the Chinese year 1917 and are a Snake sign. In addition, each Snake 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. 1917 is also known as the Year of the Fire Snake. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1917 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Snake and 1917
Famous People Born in the Year of the Snake and Chinese Year 1917. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Snake 1917. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Martin Donnelly, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Alan Smith, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | George Osmond, American talent manager (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2023) |
| 1917 | Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (d. 2014) |
| 1917 | Sid Gordon, American baseball player (d. 1975) |
| 1917 | Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th United States Secretary of State (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Indian-Pakistani linguist and lexicographer (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Aimo Koivunen, Finnish soldier and corporal (d. 1989) |
| 1917 | Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 1978) |
| 1917 | Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Marsha Hunt, American actress and singer (d. 2022) |
| 1917 | Betty Holberton, American engineer and programmer (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Yahya Khan, Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan (d. 1980) |
| 1918 | Nel Benschop, Dutch poet and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Carl Forssell, Swedish fencer (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Ruth Aaronson Bari, American mathematician (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Ahron Soloveichik, Russian rabbi and scholar (d. 2001) |
| 1917 | Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1976) |
| 1917 | Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977) |
| 1917 | Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1917 | Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1984) |
| 1917 | Robert Conquest, English-American historian, poet, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1917 | Hugh Alexander, American baseball player and scout (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (d. 1944) |
| 1918 | Édouard Gagnon, Canadian cardinal (d. 2007) |
| 1917 | June Foray, American actress and voice artist (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1999) |
| 1917 | Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant (d. 2020) |