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 |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Shailendra, Pakistani-Indian songwriter (d. 1968) |
| 1917 | Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Francis L. Kellogg, American businessman and diplomat (d. 2006) |
| 1916 | Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (d. 2010) |
| 1916 | Carl Burgos, American illustrator (d. 1984) |
| 1916 | John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1916 | Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979) |
| 1917 | M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987) |
| 1916 | Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1973) |
| 1916 | George C. Stoney, American director and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1916 | Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977) |
| 1916 | Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Lock Martin, American actor (d. 1959) |
| 1917 | Erling Persson, H&M founder (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Mort Meskin, American illustrator (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1916 | Pérez Prado, Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and bandleader (d. 1989) |
| 1916 | Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979) |
| 1916 | Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Charles E. Osgood, American psychologist (d. 1991) |
| 1916 | Ken Wharton, English race car driver (d. 1957) |
| 1916 | Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1916 | Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (d. 1982) |
| 1916 | Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1974) |
| 1916 | Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Saloua Raouda Choucair, Lebanese painter and sculptor (d. 2017) |