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 | Mike Tully, American pole vaulter |
| 1956 | Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1956 | Cherry Jones, American actress |
| 1956 | Richard Karn, American actor and game show host |
| 1957 | Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
| 1956 | Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author |
| 1956 | Suzy Bogguss, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1956 | Ozzie Newsome, American football player and manager |
| 1956 | Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 1956 | Bernie Federko, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager |
| 1956 | Mark Mendoza, American bass player and songwriter |
| 1956 | Larry Bird, American basketball player and coach |
| 1956 | Réal Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1956 | Willie Banks, American triple jumper |
| 1956 | Eric Roberts, American actor |
| 1956 | Stephen Leather, British author |
| 1956 | Desmond Haynes, Barbadian cricketer and coach |
| 1956 | Hinton Battle, German-American actor, dancer, and choreographer |
| 1956 | Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician |
| 1956 | Pedro Guerrero, Dominican-American baseball player and manager |
| 1956 | Sebastian Spreng, Argentinian-American painter and journalist |
| 1956 | Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and coach |
| 1956 | Trevor Morgan, English footballer and manager |
| 1956 | Zaki Chehab, Lebanese-British journalist |
| 1956 | Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer |
| 1956 | Guy Chadwick, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1956 | Paul Reiser, American actor and comedian |
| 1956 | Jyoti Gogte, Indian academician |
| 1956 | Maggie Reilly, Scottish singer-songwriter |
| 1956 | Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer |