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 | John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach |
| 1944 | Jerry Springer, English-American television host, actor, and politician, 56th Mayor of Cincinnati |
| 1944 | Janet Daley, American-English journalist and author |
| 1944 | Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Robert Mueller, American soldier and lawyer, 6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| 1944 | Jim Armstrong, Northern Irish guitarist |
| 1945 | Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987) |
| 1944 | Edmund Joensen, Faroese politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands |
| 1944 | Anne Robinson, English journalist and game show host |
| 1945 | David Pleat, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster |
| 1944 | Rick Davies, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1944 | Jan Boerstoel, Dutch poet and songwriter |
| 1944 | Gerhard Schröder, German lawyer and politician, 7th Chancellor of Germany |
| 1944 | Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City |
| 1944 | Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleontologist and politician (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | Colin Rimer, English lawyer and judge |
| 1945 | Trevor Williams, English singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1944 | W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001) |
| 1944 | Jean Taylor, American mathematician and academic |
| 1944 | Philip Jackson, Scottish sculptor and photographer |
| 1944 | Susan Raye, American country music singer |
| 1944 | Marcie Blane, American singer |
| 1944 | Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg, German shot putter |
| 1944 | Nicky Hopkins, English keyboard player (d. 1994) |
| 1944 | Phil Edmonston, American-Canadian journalist and politician |
| 1944 | Peter Lindbergh, German-French photographer and director |
| 1945 | Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor, musician and comedian (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | António Variações, Portuguese musician (d. 1984) |
| 1944 | Jeff Kanew, American director and screenwriter |