According to Chinese Astrology, 1946 is the Year of the Dog and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1946 are Dogs. The Chinese Dog year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 2 February 1946 and 21 January 1947 are considered born in the Chinese year 1946 and are a Dog sign. In addition, each Dog 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. 1946 is also known as the Year of the Fire Dog. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1946 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dog?
Date | Name |
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1946 | Ian Porterfield, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2007) |
1946 | Chris Slade, Welsh drummer |
1946 | Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality and 45th President of the United States |
1946 | Raymond Louis Kennedy, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (d. 2014) |
1946 | Guerrino Boatto, Italian illustrator and painter (d. 2018) |
1946 | Diana Gittins, American-English sociologist, author, and academic |
1946 | Erika Slezak, American actress |
1946 | Don Schollander, American swimmer |
1946 | Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist (d. 1991) |
1946 | Masoud Barzani, Iranian-Kurdish politician, President of Iraqi Kurdistan |
1946 | Marv Wolfman, American author |
1946 | Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet and activist (d. 2018) |
1946 | Gerald Brisco, American wrestler |
1946 | Gary Lewis, American pop-rock musician |
1946 | Andrea Dworkin, American activist and author (d. 2005) |
1946 | Jimmy Greenhoff, English footballer and manager |
1946 | Nigel Rudd, English businessman, founded Williams Holdings |
1946 | Simon Bates, English radio host |
1947 | Taylor Branch, American historian and author |
1946 | Paul L. Modrich, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
1946 | Michael Hossack, American drummer (d. 2012) |
1946 | Douglas Kenney, American satirist (d. 1980) |
1946 | Sara Parkin, Scottish activist and politician |
1946 | Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bass player |
1946 | Per Eklund, Swedish race car driver |
1946 | Peter Hudson, Australian footballer and coach |
1946 | Pierre Falardeau, Canadian director, screenwriter, and activist (d. 2009) |
1946 | Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver |
1946 | Tim Stevens, English bishop |
1946 | Thelma Houston, American R&B/disco singer and actress |