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 | Mohamed Abshir Muse, Somali general (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Robert H. Justman, American director, producer, and production manager (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Joe Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | James McCracken, American tenor and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1926 | Bo Carpelan, Finnish poet and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Marilyn Erskine, American actress |
| 1926 | John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998) |
| 1926 | André Cassagnes, French toy maker, created the Etch A Sketch (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Tom Wicker, American journalist and author (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Robert W. Wilson, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Basil A. Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 59th Secretary of State of New York (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Jeane Kirkpatrick, American academic and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Alex Grammas, American baseball player, manager, and coach (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Gene Colan, American illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Andrzej Wajda, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Thorbjörn Fälldin, Swedish farmer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Alison Lurie, American author and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1926 | Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, 15th President of Cuba (d. 2016) |
| 1926 | Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (d. 1983) |
| 1926 | Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Édouard Carpentier, French-Canadian wrestler (d. 2010) |
| 1926 | Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1926 | Boris Chetkov, Russian painter (d. 2010) |