Born in 1949, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1949 is the Year of the Ox and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1949 are Oxs. The Chinese Ox year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 29 January 1949 and 16 February 1950 are considered born in the Chinese year 1949 and are a Ox sign. In addition, each Ox 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. 1949 is also known as the Year of the Earth Ox. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1949 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Ox and 1949
Famous People Born in the Year of the Ox and Chinese Year 1949. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Ox 1949. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1949 | Yasuko Namba, Japanese mountaineer (d. 1996) |
| 1949 | Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager |
| 1949 | Robert Rankin, English author and illustrator |
| 1949 | John Boehner, American businessman and politician, 61st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives |
| 1949 | Richard Russo, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Sebastian, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1949 | Sandra Stevens, English singer |
| 1950 | Bárbara Rey, Spanish singer and actress |
| 1949 | Garry Tallent, American bass player and record producer |
| 1949 | Brian Kerwin, American actor |
| 1949 | Randy Neugebauer, American accountant and politician |
| 1949 | Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer and manager |
| 1949 | Peter Willey, English cricketer and umpire |
| 1949 | Elizabeth Warren, American academic and politician |
| 1949 | Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019) |
| 1949 | Gordon Bray, Australian journalist and sportscaster |
| 1949 | Archie Manning, American football player |
| 1949 | Mike Keenan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1949 | Dusty Hill, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2021) |
| 1949 | Zoia Ceaușescu, Romanian mathematician, daughter of Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena Ceaușescu (d. 2006) |
| 1949 | Owen Arthur, Barbadian economist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Barbados (d. 2020) |
| 1950 | Guida Maria, Portuguese actress (d. 2018) |
| 1949 | Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki |
| 1949 | Duck Baker, American guitarist |
| 1949 | Walter Hawkins, American gospel music singer and pastor (d. 2010) |
| 1949 | Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist (d. 1993) |
| 1949 | Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian general and astronaut |
| 1950 | Roger Fisher, American guitarist and songwriter |
| 1949 | Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and producer |
| 1949 | Niki Lauda, Austrian racing driver (d. 2019) |