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 | Robert C. Merton, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1945 | Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Mary Archer, English chemist and academic |
| 1944 | Boudewijn de Groot, Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1944 | Michael Tilson Thomas, American pianist, composer, and conductor |
| 1944 | Janet Daley, American-English journalist and author |
| 1944 | Digby Anderson, English journalist and philosopher |
| 1945 | Yoshinori Ohsumi, Japanese cell biologist, 2016 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine |
| 1944 | Bill Stoneman, American baseball player and manager |
| 1944 | George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm |
| 1944 | Edmund Joensen, Faroese politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands |
| 1945 | John Garamendi, American football player and politician, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior |
| 1944 | Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman (d. 2003) |
| 1944 | John Birt, Baron Birt, English businessman |
| 1944 | Dennis Farina, American police officer and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Colin Blakemore, British neurobiologist |
| 1945 | Bob Griese, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1944 | Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (d. 2007) |
| 1944 | Peter Akinola, Nigerian archbishop |
| 1944 | Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator |
| 1944 | Susan Davis, Russian-American social worker and politician |
| 1945 | Eva Janko, Austrian javelin thrower |
| 1945 | Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1944 | Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer and explorer |
| 1944 | Carlo M. Croce, Italian-American oncologist and academic |
| 1945 | Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981) |
| 1944 | Conrad Black, Canadian historian and author |
| 1944 | Betty Kelly, American soul/R&B singer |
| 1944 | Patti LaBelle, American singer-songwriter and actress |