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 | Paul Gambaccini, American-English radio and television host |
| 1949 | Jim Lea, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer |
| 1949 | Armin Shimerman, American actor |
| 1949 | Elizabeth George, American author and educator |
| 1949 | Martin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1949 | James Williamson, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1950 | Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and producer (d. 2010) |
| 1949 | Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (d. 2001) |
| 1949 | Alexander Godunov, Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1995) |
| 1949 | Jamaica Kincaid, Antiguan-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist |
| 1950 | Jonathan Freeman, American actor and singer |
| 1949 | Phil Garner, American baseball player and manager |
| 1949 | Michael D. Griffin, American physicist and engineer |
| 1949 | Morten Olsen, Danish footballer |
| 1949 | Ivan Patzaichin, Romanian canoe world and Olympic champion (d. 2021) |
| 1949 | Klaus-Peter Thaler, German cyclist |
| 1949 | Terry Ito, Japanese director, producer, and critic |
| 1949 | Frank Doran, Scottish lawyer and politician (d. 2017) |
| 1949 | Simon Fox, English drummer |
| 1950 | Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese wrestler |
| 1950 | Dorrit Moussaieff, Israeli-Icelandic jewelry designer and businesswoman, 5th First Lady of Iceland |
| 1949 | David Hogan, American composer and educator (d. 1996) |
| 1949 | Don Saleski, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1949 | Charley Steiner, American journalist and sportscaster |
| 1949 | Anders Arborelius, Swedish cardinal |
| 1949 | Keith Rowley, Trinidadian volcanologist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1949 | Steve Mackay, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2015) |
| 1949 | Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1949 | Maurice Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2003) |
| 1949 | Yoon Joo-sang, South Korean actor |