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 | John Savage, American actor and producer |
| 1949 | Jim Carroll, American poet, author, and musician (d. 2009) |
| 1949 | John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1949 | Kieron Baker, English footballer |
| 1949 | Simon Fox, English drummer |
| 1949 | Duck Baker, American guitarist |
| 1949 | Bruno Kirby, American actor and director (d. 2006) |
| 1949 | Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka |
| 1949 | Jarosław Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Poland |
| 1949 | Mike Jackson, American basketball player |
| 1949 | Stephen Gyllenhaal, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Craig Zadan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1949 | Yoon Joo-sang, South Korean actor |
| 1949 | Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1949 | Jesse Jefferson, American baseball player (d. 2011) |
| 1949 | Patti LuPone, American actress and singer |
| 1949 | Philip Casnoff, American actor and director |
| 1949 | John Duncan, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 1949 | Alexander Godunov, Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1995) |
| 1949 | Jan Brett, American author and illustrator |
| 1949 | Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager |
| 1949 | Allahshukur Pashazadeh, Azerbaijani cleric |
| 1949 | Paul Rodgers, English singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1949 | Ronnie Ray Smith, American sprinter (d. 2013) |
| 1949 | Niki Lauda, Austrian racing driver (d. 2019) |
| 1949 | Sue Draheim, American fiddler and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1949 | Victor Garber, Canadian actor and singer |
| 1949 | Michael Shrieve, American composer, drummer, and percussionist |
| 1949 | Joe Egan, Scottish singer-songwriter |
| 1949 | Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019) |