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 | Steve Beshear, American lawyer and politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky |
| 1944 | T. G. Sheppard, American country music singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | William Christie, American-French harpsichord player and conductor |
| 1944 | Jeffrey Tambor, American actor and singer |
| 1944 | Eddy Raven, American country music singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Camille Cosby, American author, producer, and philanthropist |
| 1944 | Dick Durbin, American lawyer and politician |
| 1944 | Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, English accountant and politician |
| 1944 | Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1944 | Jerry Sandusky, American football coach and criminal |
| 1944 | Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleontologist and politician (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (d. 2014) |
| 1944 | Tony Atkinson, English economist and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1944 | Everaldo, Brazilian footballer (d. 1974) |
| 1944 | Florian Fricke, German keyboard player and composer (d. 2001) |
| 1944 | Simon Taylor, English journalist and author |
| 1944 | Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator |
| 1944 | Peter Asher, English singer, guitarist, and producer |
| 1944 | John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Carolyn Franklin, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1988) |
| 1944 | Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City |
| 1944 | Michael Nyman, English composer of minimalist music and pianist |
| 1945 | Pete Kircher, English drummer |
| 1944 | Marvin Hamlisch, American composer and conductor (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Steve Mingori, American baseball player (d. 2008) |
| 1944 | Brian Gibson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1944 | Pete Staples, English bass player |
| 1944 | Ingrid Roscoe, English historian and politician, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996) |
| 1944 | Peter Wilby, English journalist |