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 | Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Don Dunstan, Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Robert Ledley, American academic and inventor (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (d. 1983) |
| 1926 | Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator (d. 1999) |
| 1926 | Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (d. 2011) |
| 1926 | Harris Wofford, American politician, author, and civil rights activist (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Maurice Couture, Canadian archbishop (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Shohei Imamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Maunu Kurkvaara, Finnish film director and screenwriter |
| 1926 | Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (d. 1978) |
| 1926 | Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (d. 1962) |
| 1927 | E. W. Swackhamer, American director and producer (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Takumi Shibano, Japanese author and translator (d. 2010) |
| 1927 | Olof Palme, Swedish statesman, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986) |
| 1926 | André Delvaux, Belgian director and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1926 | Grace Glueck, American arts journalist (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | John Schlesinger, English actor and director (d. 2003) |
| 1926 | Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (d. 2008) |
| 1926 | Chae Myung-shin, South Korean general (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Raaj Kumar, Indian police officer and actor (d. 1996) |
| 1926 | Desmond Connell, Irish cardinal (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Richard Anderson, American actor and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1926 | Hannah Hauxwell, English TV personality (d. 2018) |
| 1926 | Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Viren J. Shah, Indian politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (d. 2010) |