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 |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Jeremy Sams, English director, playwright, and composer |
| 1956 | Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer and coach |
| 1956 | Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner |
| 1956 | David Lidington, English historian, academic, and politician, Minister of State for Europe |
| 1956 | Dave Murray, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1956 | Adam Nawałka, Polish football player and manager |
| 1956 | Bruce Edgar, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1956 | Ray Wilkins, English footballer and manager (d. 2018) |
| 1957 | George Moroko, Australian rugby league player |
| 1956 | Ray Combs, American game show host (d. 1996) |
| 1956 | W. Daniel Hillis, American computer scientist, engineer, and author, founded the Thinking Machines Corporation |
| 1956 | David Hempleman-Adams, English businessman and adventurer |
| 1956 | Rudolf Wojtowicz, Polish footballer |
| 1956 | Michael Biehn, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1956 | John Young, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1956 | Anne Glover, Scottish biologist and academic |
| 1956 | Dominic Grieve, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales |
| 1956 | Catherine Holmes, Australian judge |
| 1956 | Mudassar Nazar, Pakistani cricketer |
| 1956 | Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1956 | Dominique Blanc, French actress, director, and screenwriter |
| 1956 | Patty Sheehan, American golfer |
| 1956 | Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer |
| 1956 | Michael Sorridimi, Australian rugby league player |
| 1956 | Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress and singer |
| 1956 | Ross Greenberg, American journalist and antivirus pioneer (d. 2017) |
| 1956 | Didier Theys, Belgian race car driver and coach |
| 1956 | Jeff Watson, American guitarist and songwriter |
| 1956 | Abdalla Uba Adamu, Nigerian professor, media scholar |
| 1956 | Ricky Morton, American wrestler |