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 | George Armstrong, English footballer (d. 2000) |
| 1945 | Rynn Berry, American historian and author (d. 2014) |
| 1944 | Julia Phillips, American film producer and author (d. 2002) |
| 1944 | Joey Heatherton, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1945 | Trevor Williams, English singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1945 | John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell, English economist and academic |
| 1944 | Catherine Schell, Hungarian-English actress |
| 1944 | Marcia Muller, American journalist and author |
| 1944 | Erwin Mueller, former American basketball player (d. 2018) |
| 1945 | Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987) |
| 1944 | Felix Cavaliere, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer |
| 1944 | Richard Bradshaw, English conductor (d. 2007) |
| 1944 | Ron Swoboda, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1945 | John Fahey, New Zealand-Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Premier of New South Wales (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | Andreu Mas-Colell, Spanish economist, academic, and politician |
| 1944 | Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian academic and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Serbia |
| 1944 | Haim Saban, Israeli-American businessman, co-founded Saban Entertainment |
| 1944 | Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1944 | Bobby Heenan, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2017) |
| 1944 | Peter T. King, American soldier, lawyer, and politician |
| 1944 | Susan Raye, American country music singer |
| 1944 | Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer (d. 2017) |
| 1944 | Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer |
| 1944 | Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1944 | Pascal Danel, French singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Mike Katz, American bodybuilder and football player |
| 1944 | Tony Atkinson, English economist and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1944 | Coluche, French comedian and actor (d. 1986) |
| 1944 | Jesse Brown, American marine and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (d. 2002) |
| 1944 | Anna McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter |