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 | Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Italian author and illustrator |
| 1944 | Jon Hiseman, English drummer (d. 2018) |
| 1944 | Mel Daniels, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1944 | George Graham, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 1944 | Nelson Prudêncio, Brazilian triple jumper and educator (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Bertie Higgins, American singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Kati Kovács, Hungarian singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1944 | Alice Waters, American chef and author |
| 1944 | Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman (d. 2003) |
| 1944 | Bill Stoneman, American baseball player and manager |
| 1944 | Eavan Boland, Irish poet and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | Olivier de Kersauson, French sailor |
| 1944 | Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Pedro Rosselló, Puerto Rican physician and politician, 7th Governor of Puerto Rico |
| 1944 | R. Lee Ermey, American sergeant and actor (d. 2018) |
| 1944 | Gene Parsons, American singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, and banjo player |
| 1945 | Joseph Kosuth, American sculptor and theorist |
| 1944 | Michael Nyman, English composer of minimalist music and pianist |
| 1945 | Javed Akhtar, Indian poet, playwright, and composer |
| 1945 | David Pleat, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster |
| 1944 | Nino Bravo, Spanish singer (d. 1973) |
| 1945 | John Fahey, New Zealand-Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Premier of New South Wales (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | Diane Dufresne, Canadian singer and painter |
| 1944 | Robert Elliott, American actor (d. 2004) |
| 1944 | Graeme Pollock, South African cricketer and coach |
| 1944 | Cyril Knowles, English footballer and manager (d. 1991) |
| 1944 | Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Taylor Hackford, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Craig T. Nelson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1945 | Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (d. 1993) |