Born in 1980, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1980 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1980 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 16 February 1980 and 4 February 1981 are considered born in the Chinese year 1980 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. 1980 is also known as the Year of the Metal Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1980 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1980
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1980. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1980. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Dominique Swain, American actress |
| 1980 | Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer |
| 1980 | Scott Kooistra, American football player |
| 1980 | Richard Owens, American football player and coach |
| 1980 | Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricketer |
| 1980 | James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1980 | Dave Baksh, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1980 | Nur Fettahoğlu, German-Turkish journalist and actress |
| 1980 | D. J. Mbenga, Congolese-Belgian basketball player |
| 1980 | Thed Björk, Swedish race car driver |
| 1980 | Sandeep Parikh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1981 | Mladen Petrić, Croatian footballer |
| 1980 | Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist |
| 1980 | Claire Cooper, English actress |
| 1980 | Sarah Ayton, English sailor |
| 1980 | B.G., American rapper and actor |
| 1980 | Anthony da Silva, French-Portuguese footballer |
| 1981 | Michel Teló, Brazilian singer-songwriter |
| 1980 | Toni Vilander, Finnish race car driver |
| 1980 | Hiroyuki Sawano, Japanese composer |
| 1980 | Bill Demong, American skier |
| 1980 | Johnny Borrell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1980 | Carly Pope, Canadian actress and producer |
| 1980 | Isaac Mina, Ecuadorian footballer |
| 1980 | Gabriel Milito, Argentinian footballer |
| 1980 | Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player |
| 1980 | Jamal Crawford, American basketball player |
| 1980 | Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player |
| 1980 | James Jones, American basketball player |
| 1980 | Jeph Jacques, American author and illustrator |