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 |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Rijkman Groenink, Dutch banker and academic |
| 1949 | Stan Hansen, American wrestler and actor |
| 1949 | K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (d. 2007) |
| 1949 | Anna Czerwińska, Polish mountaineer and author |
| 1949 | Philippe Petit, French tightrope walker |
| 1949 | Katha Pollitt, American poet and author |
| 1949 | Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (d. 2014) |
| 1949 | Jeremy Cooke, English lawyer and judge |
| 1950 | Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerien politician, President of Niger |
| 1949 | Flora Gomes, Bissau-Guinean filmmaker |
| 1949 | Cliff Williams, Australian bass player |
| 1949 | David Perdue, American politician |
| 1949 | Alexander Godunov, Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1995) |
| 1949 | Wendy Saddington, Australian singer and journalist (d. 2013) |
| 1950 | Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1949 | Fred Frith, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1949 | Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (d. 2016) |
| 1949 | Shaukat Aziz, Pakistani economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| 1949 | Chris Langham, English actor and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Jim McCrery, American lawyer and politician |
| 1950 | Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer, judge, and politician |
| 1949 | Garo Aida, Japanese photographer and author |
| 1949 | Brent Spiner, American actor and singer |
| 1949 | Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer and manager |
| 1950 | Richard F. Colburn, American sergeant and politician |
| 1949 | Ronnie Hellström, Swedish footballer (d. 2022) |
| 1949 | Fanny Ardant, French actress, director, and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1949 | Nigel Olsson, English rock drummer and singer-songwriter |
| 1949 | Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist (d. 1993) |