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 |
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| 1926 | Henry Silva, American actor (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Jérôme Lejeune, French pediatrician and geneticist (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Gerardo P. Cabochan, Filipino politician (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1927 | Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (d. 1985) |
| 1927 | Olof Palme, Swedish statesman, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986) |
| 1926 | A. N. R. Robinson, Tobagonian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Bernard Nathanson, American physician and activist (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Willy Alberti, Dutch singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1926 | Gilles Grégoire, Canadian politician, co-founded the Parti Québécois (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (d. 2013) |
| 1927 | Vernon L. Smith, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | George Englund, American film editor, director, producer and actor (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Junior Samples, American comedian (d. 1983) |
| 1926 | John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1967) |
| 1926 | Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Charles Goodell, American lawyer and politician (d. 1987) |
| 1926 | Hulusi Sayın, Turkish general (d. 1991) |
| 1926 | Keith Michell, Australian actor (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Betsy Jolas, French composer |
| 1926 | Arnošt Lustig, Czech author and playwright (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Julius W. Becton, Jr., U.S lieutenant general |
| 1926 | Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (d. 1976) |
| 1926 | Enrique Jorrín, Cuban violinist and composer (d. 1987) |