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 |
|---|---|
| 1944 | Patrick Cordingley, English general |
| 1944 | Marcia Muller, American journalist and author |
| 1944 | Petru Popescu, Romanian-American director, producer, and author |
| 1944 | Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987) |
| 1944 | Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997) |
| 1944 | Janet Simpson, English sprinter (d. 2010) |
| 1945 | John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell, English economist and academic |
| 1944 | Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader |
| 1944 | Kinky Friedman, American singer-songwriter and author |
| 1944 | John Glover, American actor |
| 1944 | Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer |
| 1944 | Glyn Davies, Welsh farmer and politician |
| 1944 | Ren Zhengfei, Chinese businessman |
| 1944 | Agnes Baltsa, Greek soprano and actress |
| 1945 | Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1944 | Dave Bassett, English footballer and manager |
| 1944 | Nona Hendryx, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress |
| 1944 | Booker T. Jones, American pianist, saxophonist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1944 | Ranulph Fiennes, English soldier and explorer |
| 1944 | Karen Armstrong, English author and academic |
| 1944 | Mark Wylea Erwin, American businessman and diplomat |
| 1944 | Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (d. 2014) |
| 1944 | Václav Nedomanský, Czech ice hockey player and manager |
| 1944 | Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (d. 2006) |
| 1944 | Ralph McTell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1944 | Marcus Binney, English historian and author |
| 1945 | Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987) |
| 1944 | Ulrich Beck, German sociologist and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1944 | Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer |