Born in 1946, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

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.

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Famous people from the Year of the Dog and 1946

Famous People Born in the Year of the Dog and Chinese Year 1946. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dog 1946. Some of them are the following;
Date Name
1946 Fernando Buesa, Spanish politician (d. 2000)
1947 Zulema, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1946 Jim Crace, English author and academic
1946 Penny Jordan, English author (d. 2011)
1946 George Best, Northern Irish footballer and manager (d. 2005)
1946 Jerome Corsi, American conspiracy theorist and author
1946 Clare Short, English civil servant and politician, Secretary of State for International Development
1946 Bob Holland, Australian cricketer and surveyor (d. 2017)
1946 Robert Xavier Rodríguez, American classical composer
1946 Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2019)
1946 John Gibson, American radio host
1946 Luis Ávalos, Cuban-American actor (d. 2014)
1946 Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
1946 Berti Vogts, German footballer and coach
1946 Ted Shackelford, American actor
1946 Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
1946 Penelope Wilton, English actress
1946 Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 Gary Lewis, American pop-rock musician
1946 Suzyn Waldman, American sportscaster
1946 Michèle Alliot-Marie, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
1946 Cliff Richey, American tennis player
1946 Don Schollander, American swimmer
1946 Paul Dean, Canadian guitarist
1947 Fran Cotton, English rugby player
1946 Rhoma Irama, Indonesian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1946 Patricia Hodge, English actress
1946 Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver
1946 Colin Coates, Australian speed skater
1946 Michael Shea, American author (d. 2014)