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 |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (d. 2001) |
| 1957 | Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league player |
| 1956 | Valerie Jarrett, American government official |
| 1957 | Nick Price, Zimbabwean-South African golfer |
| 1956 | Jennell Jaquays, American game designer |
| 1956 | Ned Rothenberg, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer |
| 1956 | Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (d. 1989) |
| 1956 | Lakis Lazopoulos, Greek actor and screenwriter |
| 1956 | Talat Aziz, Ghazal singer |
| 1956 | Michael Jackson, Irish archbishop |
| 1956 | Danny Boyle, English director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1956 | Katharina Fritsch, German sculptor and academic |
| 1956 | Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (d. 2016) |
| 1956 | Carol V. Robinson, English chemist and academic |
| 1956 | Bruce Weber, American basketball player and coach |
| 1956 | Ron Kuby, American lawyer and radio host |
| 1956 | Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author |
| 1956 | Frances Arnold, American scientist and engineer |
| 1956 | Petra Morsbach, German author |
| 1956 | Peter Chelsom, English film director, writer, and actor |
| 1956 | John Harle, English saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer |
| 1956 | Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter |
| 1956 | Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 1956 | Mike Tully, American pole vaulter |
| 1956 | Maggie Reilly, Scottish singer-songwriter |
| 1956 | Phil Foglio, American illustrator |
| 1956 | Kailash Vijayvargiya, National General Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party |
| 1956 | Tony Leon, South African lawyer and politician |
| 1956 | Zaki Chehab, Lebanese-British journalist |
| 1956 | Catherine Frot, French actress |