Born in 1956, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1956 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1956 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 12 February 1956 and 30 January 1957 are considered born in the Chinese year 1956 and are a Monkey sign. In addition, each Monkey 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. 1956 is also known as the Year of the Fire Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1956 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1956
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1956. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1956. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1956 | Chuy Bravo, Mexican-American comedian and actor (d. 2019) |
| 1956 | Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Croatian Parliament (d. 2012) |
| 1956 | Kim Cattrall, English-Canadian actress |
| 1956 | Peter Holsapple, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1956 | Owen Paterson, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
| 1956 | Fred Ottman, American wrestler |
| 1956 | Abdalla Uba Adamu, Nigerian professor, media scholar |
| 1956 | Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer |
| 1956 | Bo Derek, American actress and producer |
| 1956 | Lesley Glaister, English author and playwright |
| 1956 | Lakis Lazopoulos, Greek actor and screenwriter |
| 1956 | Mark Crispin, American computer scientist, designed the IMAP (d. 2012) |
| 1956 | Steve Stockman, American accountant and politician |
| 1956 | Soraida Martinez, American painter and educator |
| 1957 | Ade Edmondson, English comedian and musician |
| 1956 | Totka Petrova, Bulgarian runner |
| 1956 | Bill Butler, Scottish educator and politician |
| 1956 | Patrick McDonnell, American author and illustrator |
| 1956 | Talat Aziz, Ghazal singer |
| 1956 | Patrick Mercer, English colonel and politician |
| 1956 | Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1956 | Theresa May, English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| 1956 | Stephen Leather, British author |
| 1956 | Peter Šťastný, Slovak ice hockey player and politician |
| 1956 | Miroslav Volf, Croatian Protestant theologian and public intellectual |
| 1956 | Boris Miljković, Serbian director and producer |
| 1956 | Low Thia Khiang, Singaporean businessman and politician |
| 1956 | John Lee Hancock, American screenwriter, film director, and producer |
| 1956 | Judy Tenuta, American comedian, actress, and comedy musician (d. 2022) |
| 1956 | Butch Wynegar, American baseball player and coach |