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 |
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| 1944 | Tony Orlando, American singer |
| 1944 | Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe |
| 1944 | Grayson Shillingford, Dominican cricketer (d. 2009) |
| 1944 | Anders Björck, Swedish politician, 25th Swedish Minister of Defence |
| 1944 | Robert MacPherson, American mathematician and academic |
| 1944 | Mike Kogel, German singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Francis Lee, English footballer and businessman |
| 1944 | Ken Grimwood, American author (d. 2003) |
| 1944 | Ban Ki-moon, South Korean politician and diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| 1944 | Donna Haraway, American author, academic, and activist |
| 1944 | Fannie Flagg, American actress, comedian, and author |
| 1944 | Bob McDill, American country music songwriter |
| 1944 | Christine Boutin, French politician, French Minister of Housing and Urban Development |
| 1944 | Stav Prodromou, Greek-American engineer and businessman |
| 1944 | Chico Buarque, Brazilian singer, composer, writer and poet |
| 1944 | Stockard Channing, American actress |
| 1944 | Clarence White, American guitarist and singer (d. 1973) |
| 1944 | Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (d. 2015) |
| 1944 | Freddy Thielemans, Belgian educator and politician, Mayor of Brussels |
| 1944 | Jacques Demers, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician |
| 1944 | Boris Brott, Canadian composer and conductor |
| 1944 | Frances Cairncross, English economist, journalist, and academic |
| 1945 | Joseph Kosuth, American sculptor and theorist |
| 1944 | Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Kevin Ayers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Geraldine Chaplin, American actress and screenwriter |
| 1945 | Peter Simpson, English footballer |
| 1944 | Steve Beshear, American lawyer and politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky |
| 1944 | António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde (d. 2016) |
| 1944 | Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress (d. 2003) |