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 | Bob Siebenberg, American drummer |
| 1949 | Marcia Ball, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist |
| 1949 | Gene Simmons, Israeli-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor |
| 1949 | Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan convicted of terrorism and murderer |
| 1949 | James Fenton, English poet, journalist and literary critic |
| 1949 | José Ramos-Horta, East Timorese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1949 | Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019) |
| 1949 | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian general and politician, 6th President of Indonesia |
| 1950 | Alec Jeffreys, English geneticist and academic |
| 1949 | Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and academic |
| 1949 | Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance |
| 1949 | Jon English, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2016) |
| 1949 | Lois McMaster Bujold, American author |
| 1949 | Andrew Neil, Scottish journalist and academic |
| 1949 | Mike Jackson, American basketball player |
| 1949 | Jim Thorpe, American golfer |
| 1949 | Michael Shrieve, American composer, drummer, and percussionist |
| 1950 | Michael Ironside, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Snakefinger, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987) |
| 1949 | Ronnie Ray Smith, American sprinter (d. 2013) |
| 1950 | Frank Schade, American basketball player and coach |
| 1949 | Annie Leibovitz, American photographer |
| 1949 | Charley Steiner, American journalist and sportscaster |
| 1949 | Alison Wolf, English economist and academic |
| 1949 | Dave Thomas, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1949 | A. C. Grayling, English philosopher and academic |
| 1949 | Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1949 | Brian Hanrahan, English journalist (d. 2010) |
| 1949 | Mari Alkatiri, East Timorese geographer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of East Timor |
| 1949 | Peter Willey, English cricketer and umpire |