Born in 1944, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1944 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1944 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 25 January 1944 and 12 February 1945 are considered born in the Chinese year 1944 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. 1944 is also known as the Year of the Wood Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1944 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1944
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1944. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1944. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1944 | Bernard Cornwell, English author and educator |
| 1944 | Alan Parker, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | Nicholas Frayling, English priest and academic |
| 1944 | Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1945 | Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1944 | Rufus Reid, American bassist and composer |
| 1944 | Bora Milutinović, Serbian footballer and manager |
| 1944 | Colin Blakemore, British neurobiologist |
| 1944 | János Martonyi, Hungarian politician |
| 1944 | Bertel Haarder, Danish lawyer and politician, Education Minister of Denmark |
| 1944 | Earl Manigault, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998) |
| 1944 | Andrew Longmore, British lawyer and judge |
| 1944 | Earl Monroe, American basketball player |
| 1945 | Gordon McVie, English oncologist and author (d. 2021) |
| 1944 | Denny Laine, English singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1944 | Peter Akinola, Nigerian archbishop |
| 1944 | François Migault, French race car driver (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Leonard Slatkin, American conductor and composer |
| 1944 | Frances Moore Lappé, American author and activist |
| 1944 | Judith M. Brown, Indian-English historian and academic |
| 1944 | Tony Orlando, American singer |
| 1944 | Steve Tyrell, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1944 | Viktor Prokopenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2007) |
| 1944 | Forrest Blue, American football player (d. 2011) |
| 1944 | Rita Mae Brown, American novelist, poet, and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Sherry Lansing, American film producer |
| 1944 | Tom Stannage, Australian historian and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Bernie Worrell, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1944 | Thomas Burns, British bishop |
| 1944 | Donald Tsang, Chinese civil servant and politician, 2nd Chief Executive of Hong Kong |