It was the year of the monkey.
monkey
After January 24th: Rabbit
Before that you would still be a 1962 tiger (because the chinese new year was January 24, 1963)
1964 was the year of the Dragon.
The Rooster
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1967 is the sheep.
Jan 1st to Feb. 7th is Dog - Earth Feb 8th - Dec 31st is Pig - Earth
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1981 was the rooster.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1966 was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1940 was the dragon.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1991 was the sheep.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1954 was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1992 was the monkey.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 2003 was the sheep.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1971 was the pig.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1962 was the tiger.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1966 was the horse.