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 | Catherine Schell, Hungarian-English actress |
| 1944 | Peter Doyle, English bishop |
| 1944 | Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author, and playwright (d. 1996) |
| 1944 | James Toback, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Glenn Shorrock, English-Australian singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Ric Ocasek, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (d. 2019)[21] |
| 1944 | William J. Fallon, American admiral |
| 1944 | Silvestre Reyes, American sergeant and politician |
| 1944 | Joey Heatherton, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1944 | Jim Bridwell, American rock climber and mountaineer (d. 2018) |
| 1944 | Carl Bernstein, American journalist and author |
| 1944 | Eric Freeman, Australian cricketer |
| 1944 | Pete Staples, English bass player |
| 1944 | Janet Daley, American-English journalist and author |
| 1944 | Gaye Adegbalola, African-American singer and guitarist |
| 1944 | Mickey Leland, American activist and politician (d. 1989) |
| 1944 | John Kay, German-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1944 | Patricia Polacco, American author and illustrator |
| 1944 | Kathy Acker, American author and poet (d. 1997) |
| 1944 | Alvin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman, co-founder of Red Bull GmbH (d. 2022) |
| 1945 | Kathleen Chalfant, American actress |
| 1944 | Richard Ford, American novelist and short story writer |
| 1944 | Gerard Windsor, Australian author and literary critic |
| 1944 | Peter Bottomley, English politician |
| 1944 | Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist |
| 1944 | Alex Wyllie, New Zealand rugby player and coach |
| 1944 | Mike Oxley, American lawyer and politician (d. 2016) |
| 1945 | Rocco Forte, English businessman and philanthropist |
| 1944 | Rodney Marsh, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster |