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 | Swoosie Kurtz, American actress |
| 1944 | Michael Franks, American singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Isla Blair, British actress and singer |
| 1944 | Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (d. 2017) |
| 1944 | Woody Shaw, American trumpeter (d. 1989) |
| 1944 | Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian author and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1944 | Johnny Isakson, American sergeant and politician (d. 2021) |
| 1944 | Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1996) |
| 1944 | George Frayne, American musician a.k.a. Commander Cody (d. 2021) |
| 1944 | Rita Donaghy, Baroness Donaghy, English academic and politician |
| 1944 | Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Anton Furst, English-American production designer and art director (d. 1991) |
| 1944 | Red Robbins, American basketball player (d. 2009) |
| 1944 | Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (d. 1973) |
| 1944 | Henfil, Brazilian journalist, author, and illustrator (d. 1988) |
| 1945 | Mike Harris, Canadian politician, 22nd Premier of Ontario |
| 1944 | Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player and coach |
| 1944 | Dick Durbin, American lawyer and politician |
| 1944 | Richard Ford, American novelist and short story writer |
| 1944 | Coluche, French comedian and actor (d. 1986) |
| 1944 | Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician and academic |
| 1944 | Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (d. 2014) |
| 1945 | Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981) |
| 1944 | Gene Parsons, American singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, and banjo player |
| 1944 | Jack Canfield, American author |
| 1944 | Willie Tee, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2007) |
| 1944 | Candy Darling, American model and actress (d. 1974) |
| 1944 | John Tavener, English composer (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Peter Bellamy, English singer-songwriter (d. 1991) |
| 1944 | Graeme Pollock, South African cricketer and coach |