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 |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Raymond Watson, American businessman (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Jurriaan Schrofer, Dutch sculptor, designer, and educator (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Jack Hyles, American pastor and author (d. 2001) |
| 1926 | Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress and television host (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1926 | Thomas Clark, American politician (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | James Lipton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Fred Cone, American football player (d. 2021) |
| 1926 | Betsy Palmer, American actress and game show panelist (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Henry Silva, American actor (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Jérôme Lejeune, French pediatrician and geneticist (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Egyptian theologian and author |
| 1926 | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Douglas Croft, American child actor (d. 1963) |
| 1926 | David Hurst, German actor (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Fereydoon Moshiri, Iranian poet and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Lorenzo Wright, American sprinter and coach (d. 1972) |
| 1926 | Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Eddie Miksis, American baseball player (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon, English politician (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (d. 1969) |
| 1926 | Alex Grammas, American baseball player, manager, and coach (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan-French journalist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (d. 1983) |
| 1926 | Paul Berg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1926 | Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, American nuclear physicist (d. 2012) |