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 |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Dean Pees, American football player and coach |
| 1949 | Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player and coach |
| 1949 | Judith Resnik, American engineer and astronaut (d. 1986) |
| 1949 | Christina Onassis, American-born Greek/Argentine businesswoman, socialite, and heiress (d. 1988) |
| 1949 | John Miles, British rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist |
| 1949 | Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author |
| 1949 | Stephen Paulus, American composer and educator (d. 2014) |
| 1949 | Leah Jamieson, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic |
| 1949 | Danielle Bunten Berry, American game designer and programmer (d. 1998) |
| 1949 | Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (d. 2001) |
| 1949 | Jesse Jefferson, American baseball player (d. 2011) |
| 1949 | John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1949 | Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture |
| 1949 | Raymond Blanc, French chef and author |
| 1949 | Jim Broadbent, English actor |
| 1949 | Zoia Ceaușescu, Romanian mathematician, daughter of Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena Ceaușescu (d. 2006) |
| 1949 | Wendy O. Williams, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (d. 1998) |
| 1949 | Katha Pollitt, American poet and author |
| 1949 | John Boehner, American businessman and politician, 61st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives |
| 1949 | Liam Donaldson, English physician and academic |
| 1950 | John Manley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1950 | Jonathan Freeman, American actor and singer |
| 1949 | Terry Reid, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1950 | Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican-American author and academic |
| 1949 | Rory MacDonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1949 | Pamela Reed, American actress |
| 1949 | Nigel Griggs, English bass player, songwriter, and producer |
| 1949 | Arsène Wenger, French footballer and manager |
| 1949 | Dianne Hayter, German-English politician |
| 1949 | Zoë Wanamaker, American-British actress |