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 | Bo Carpelan, Finnish poet and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet and politician (d. 1999) |
| 1927 | Olof Palme, Swedish statesman, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986) |
| 1926 | Arturo Luz, Filipino visual artist (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, photographer, and mountaineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | John Schlesinger, English actor and director (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Enrique Jorrín, Cuban violinist and composer (d. 1987) |
| 1926 | Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | Hans Werner Henze, German composer and educator (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Leonard Rossiter, English actor (d. 1984) |
| 1927 | Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | John Middleton Murry, Jr., English soldier, pilot, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Gene Colan, American illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1926 | William Bowyer, English painter and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Johnny Gimble, American country/western swing musician (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Arnaldo Pomodoro, Italian sculptor |
| 1926 | Charles Goodell, American lawyer and politician (d. 1987) |
| 1926 | Willy Alberti, Dutch singer and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1926 | Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Takumi Shibano, Japanese author and translator (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Tôn Thất Đính, Vietnamese general (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Robert Bly, American poet and essayist (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Jean Peters, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (d. 1983) |