Being born under the Chinese Zodiac Sign Monkey people are the geniuses of the cycle with erratic behaviours. Skillful, clever with a flexible mind that leads to being very inventive and original in thought. Solving difficult problems is what they do. There are certain type of fields that do not suit Monkeys well because of their habit of beint too agreeable. Getting things done and doing them fast is a goal of every Monkey. But when things don't get started immediately or move along fast they get impatient and discouraged to the point of abandoning projects. Bad habbit wise Monkeys tend to look down on other people. Having strong common sense Monkeys make good decisions. They have a thirst for knowledge. Add to this am excellent memorie. Having a strong will in many life situatuins Monkeys anger disappears fast once they cooled down.
Astrology character and traits of Monkey sign: Intelligent, desire for knowledge, skillful, inventive, curious, daring, easily discouraged, strong willed and vain.
1716 Zodiac Sign Monkey Compatibility
Chinese Zodiac Signs are based upon a twelve year lunar cycle. Your zodiac animal sign is determined by your birthday year. If you were born in 1716 then your astrological sign is Monkey. There are twelve animal signs. Each animal has it's own attributes and personality traits the Chinese believe comprise the nature of each particular animal.
Best matches for Zodiac Sign Monkey are: Snake, Rat, Dragon
Bad matches for Zodiac Sign Monkey are: Tiger
Historical Events for the Year 1716
8th July Star Sign » Great Northern War: The naval Battle of Dynekilen takes place.
17th September Star Sign » Jean Thurel enlists in the Touraine Regiment at the age of 18, the first day of a military career that would span for over 90 years.
Famous Birthdays in 1716
12th January » Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general and politician, 1st List of colonial governors of Louisiana e.g Spanish Governor of Louisiana (d. 1795)
15th January » Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (d. 1778)
20th January » Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist (d. 1795)
20th January » Charles III of Spain (d. 1788)
26th January » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician (d. 1785)
6th March » Pehr Kalm, Swedish-Finnish botanist and explorer (d. 1779)
21st March » Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1782)
12th April » Felice Giardini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1796)
29th May » Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist (d. 1800)
18th June » Joseph-Marie Vien, French painter (d. 1809)
23rd June » Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (d. 1789)
16th September » Angelo Maria Amorevoli, Italian tenor (d. 1798)
3rd October » Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)
6th October » George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English politician, President of the Board of Trade (d. 1771)
1st December » Étienne Maurice Falconet, French sculptor (d. 1791)
16th December » Louis Jules Mancini Mazarini, French diplomat (d. 1798)
25th December » Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician and scholar (d. 1774)
26th December » Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French soldier and philosopher (d. 1803)
26th December » Thomas Gray, English poet and scholar (d. 1771)
Famous Deaths in History for 1716
1st January » William Wycherley, English playwright (b. 1640)
19th February » Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (b. 1634)
13th April » Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, English admiral and politician (b. 1648)
26th April » John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, English jurist and politician, Lord Chancellor known as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1651)
28th April » Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (b. 1673)
2nd June » Ogata Kōrin, Japanese painter (b. 1658)
5th June » Roger Cotes, English mathematician (b. 1682)
8th June » Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German son of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1658)
9th June » Banda Singh Bahadur, Indian commander (b. 1670)
28th June » George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (b. 1665)
8th July » Robert South, English preacher (b. 1634)
26th September » Antoine Parent, French mathematician (b. 1666)
28th October » Stephen Fox, English politician (b. 1627)
2nd November » Engelbert Kaempfer, German botanist and physician (b. 1651)
14th November » Gottfried Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1646)
6th December » Benedictus Buns, Dutch priest and composer (b. 1642)
13th December » Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)