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 | Craig T. Nelson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Jon Garrison, American tenor and educator |
| 1944 | Joey Heatherton, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1944 | Phil Edmonston, American-Canadian journalist and politician |
| 1944 | Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1996) |
| 1945 | Marthe Keller, Swiss actress and director |
| 1944 | Mickey Leland, American activist and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1944 | A. Chandranehru, Sri Lankan Tamil merchant seaman and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1944 | Gary Sutherland, American baseball player and scout |
| 1944 | Boris Mikhailov, Russian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1944 | François Migault, French race car driver (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Sir Crispin Agnew, 11th Baronet, Scottish explorer, lawyer, and judge |
| 1944 | Vladimir Spivakov, Russian violinist and conductor |
| 1944 | Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1945 | Eva Janko, Austrian javelin thrower |
| 1944 | Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer |
| 1944 | W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001) |
| 1944 | Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Jack Canfield, American author |
| 1944 | Ken Grimwood, American author (d. 2003) |
| 1944 | John Flanagan, Australian fantasy author |
| 1944 | Susan Raye, American country music singer |
| 1944 | Mike Kogel, German singer-songwriter |
| 1945 | Joseph Kosuth, American sculptor and theorist |
| 1944 | Robert L. Crawford Jr., American actor |
| 1944 | Robert D. Keppel, American police officer and academic (d. 2021) |
| 1944 | Nona Hendryx, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress |
| 1944 | Gary Busey, American actor |
| 1944 | Bob Benmosche, American businessman (d. 2015) |
| 1944 | Vince MacLean, Canadian educator and politician |