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 | Edith McGuire, American sprinter and educator |
| 1944 | Henri Richelet, French painter and etcher (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | Kathryn Lasky, American author |
| 1944 | Ted Irvine, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1944 | Timmy Thomas, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer |
| 1944 | Bobby Womack, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1944 | Terry Jacks, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1944 | Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1996) |
| 1944 | Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | François Migault, French race car driver (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Midget Farrelly, Australian surfer (d. 2016) |
| 1944 | Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1944 | Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer |
| 1944 | Michael Tucker, American actor and producer |
| 1944 | Dan Glickman, American businessman and politician, 26th United States Secretary of Agriculture |
| 1944 | Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1944 | Brian Wilshire, Australian radio host |
| 1944 | Steve Renko, American baseball player |
| 1944 | Tony La Russa, American baseball player and manager |
| 1944 | Anthony Heald, American actor |
| 1944 | Paul Madeley, English footballer (d. 2018) |
| 1944 | Jon Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1944 | Jeff Kanew, American director and screenwriter |
| 1945 | Yoshinori Ohsumi, Japanese cell biologist, 2016 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine |
| 1944 | Richard Belzer, American actor |
| 1944 | Christine Boutin, French politician, French Minister of Housing and Urban Development |
| 1944 | Bettye Swann, American singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Robert Hitchcock, Australian sculptor and illustrator |
| 1944 | David Curry, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government |
| 1944 | Gary Glitter, English singer-songwriter |