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 | Bonnie Raitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1949 | Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist |
| 1949 | Chris Langham, English actor and screenwriter |
| 1949 | André Rieu, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor |
| 1949 | Orna Berry, Israeli computer scientist and businesswoman |
| 1949 | Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (d. 2006) |
| 1949 | Ed Begley Jr., American actor and environmental activist |
| 1949 | Jim McCrery, American lawyer and politician |
| 1949 | Dino Bravo, Italian-Canadian wrestler (d. 1993) |
| 1949 | Sunil Gavaskar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster |
| 1949 | Terry Reid, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1949 | Barry Scheck, American lawyer, co-founded the Innocence Project |
| 1949 | Patrick Süskind, German author and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Raphael Carl Lee, American surgeon and academic |
| 1949 | Mustafa Denizli, Turkish footballer and manager |
| 1949 | Ray Guy, American football player (d. 2022) |
| 1949 | Jeff Bridges, American actor |
| 1949 | Paul Teutul Sr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers |
| 1949 | Judith Light, American actress |
| 1949 | Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Russian director and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Ruud Krol, Dutch footballer and coach |
| 1949 | Paul Coleridge, English lawyer and judge |
| 1949 | Michael Gaughan (Irish republican) Irish Hunger Striker (d. 1974) |
| 1949 | Dennis Green, American football player and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1949 | David Pietrusza, American author and historian |
| 1949 | Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath, English politician |
| 1949 | Paul Manafort, American lobbyist, political consultant, and convicted felon |
| 1949 | Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1949 | Ann Murray, Irish soprano |
| 1949 | Michael Shrieve, American composer, drummer, and percussionist |