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 | Tim Reid, American actor and director |
| 1944 | Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (d. 1978) |
| 1944 | Judith Rees, English geographer and academic |
| 1944 | Boz Scaggs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1944 | Carolyn Franklin, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1988) |
| 1944 | Bertel Haarder, Danish lawyer and politician, Education Minister of Denmark |
| 1944 | John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Alvin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Steve Liebmann, Australian radio and television host |
| 1945 | Bob Griese, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1944 | Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1992) |
| 1944 | Sandra Faber, American astronomer and academic |
| 1944 | Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian academic and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Serbia |
| 1944 | Frank Keating, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Oklahoma |
| 1944 | Andris Bērziņš, Latvian businessman and politician, 8th President of Latvia |
| 1945 | Maud Adams, Swedish model and actress |
| 1944 | Thomas Allen, English actor, singer, and academic |
| 1944 | Kary Mullis, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019) |
| 1945 | Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player and journalist |
| 1944 | Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006) |
| 1944 | Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong |
| 1944 | Len Walker, English footballer and manager |
| 1944 | Gerard Windsor, Australian author and literary critic |
| 1944 | Ki Longfellow, American author, playwright, and producer |
| 1944 | Terry Jacks, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1944 | Craig Raine, English poet, author, and playwright |
| 1944 | Richie Furay, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1944 | Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricketer and footballer |
| 1944 | George Frayne, American musician a.k.a. Commander Cody (d. 2021) |
| 1944 | Edith McGuire, American sprinter and educator |