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 | Christopher Hitchens, English-American essayist, literary critic, and journalist (d. 2011) |
| 1950 | Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1949 | Heather Couper, English astronomer and physicist (d. 2020) |
| 1949 | Mart Helme, Estonian journalist and diplomat |
| 1949 | José Pékerman, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager |
| 1950 | Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1949 | Leon Redbone, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2019) |
| 1949 | Antonio Carpio, Filipino lawyer and jurist, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines |
| 1949 | Cliff Williams, Australian bass player |
| 1950 | Morgan Fairchild, American actress |
| 1949 | Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani politician, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| 1949 | Ronnie Flanagan, Northern Irish Chief Constable (Royal Irish Constabulary, Police Service of Northern Ireland) |
| 1949 | Mike Schmidt, American baseball player |
| 1949 | Robert Rankin, English author and illustrator |
| 1949 | Ken Follett, Welsh author |
| 1949 | J. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Mary Styles Harris, American biologist and geneticist |
| 1949 | Rick Reuschel, American baseball player |
| 1949 | Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka |
| 1949 | James Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1950 | Rafael Puente, Mexican footballer |
| 1949 | Jens Böhrnsen, German judge and politician |
| 1949 | Mike Batt, English singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1949 | Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1949 | Ron Wyden, American academic and politician |
| 1949 | James Cartwright, American general |
| 1949 | Paul Teutul Sr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers |
| 1949 | David Topliss, English rugby league player and coach (d. 2008) |
| 1949 | Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (d. 2001) |
| 1949 | Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Ugandan-English journalist and author |