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 | Dominique Lavanant, French actress |
| 1944 | Jim Leyland, American baseball player and manager |
| 1944 | Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor |
| 1944 | Janet Daley, American-English journalist and author |
| 1944 | Rita Donaghy, Baroness Donaghy, English academic and politician |
| 1944 | Dennis Farina, American police officer and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Sandy Posey, American pop/country singer |
| 1944 | Andres Vooremaa, Estonian chess player |
| 1944 | Neil Innes, English singer-songwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1944 | Phyllis Frelich, American actress (d. 2014) |
| 1944 | Doug Jarrett, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014) |
| 1944 | Liz Forgan, English journalist |
| 1944 | Tim Bogert, American singer and bass player (d. 2021) |
| 1944 | Joseph Hilbe, American mathematician and philosopher (d. 2017) |
| 1944 | Angharad Rees, English-Welsh actress and jewellery designer (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Gordon Taylor, English footballer |
| 1944 | Gene Parsons, American singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, and banjo player |
| 1944 | Peter Allen, Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 1992) |
| 1944 | Gary Sutherland, American baseball player and scout |
| 1944 | David Trimble, Northern Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | Tony La Russa, American baseball player and manager |
| 1944 | Rick Price, English rock bass player (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | Charles L. Veach, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1995) |
| 1944 | Jean-François Stévenin, French actor and director (d. 2021) |
| 1944 | Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1977) |
| 1944 | Mike Curb, American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California |
| 1944 | Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (d. 1966) |
| 1944 | Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player and coach |
| 1944 | Jeff Beck, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1944 | Conrad Black, Canadian historian and author |