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 Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player (d. 2016)
1944 George Armstrong, English footballer (d. 2000)
1944 Sherry Lansing, American film producer
1945 Carol Wood, American mathematician and academic
1944 Robert Powell, English actor
1944 Angélica María, American-born Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
1944 Freek de Jonge, Dutch singer and comedian
1945 Tom Selleck, American actor and businessman
1944 Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman (d. 2003)
1944 Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (d. 2014)
1944 Mike Katz, American bodybuilder and football player
1944 Bryan Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
1944 Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (d. 1966)
1944 Gerhard Schröder, German lawyer and politician, 7th Chancellor of Germany
1944 Ki Longfellow, American author, playwright, and producer
1944 Clarence White, American guitarist and singer (d. 1973)
1944 Michael Tilson Thomas, American pianist, composer, and conductor
1944 Barbara Thomson, English saxophonist and composer (d. 2022)
1944 Francis Mankiewicz, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
1945 Delma S. Arrigoitia, Puerto Rican historian, author, educator and lawyer
1944 Mick Ralphs, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Gareth Evans, Australian lawyer and politician, 33rd Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1944 Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2017)
1944 Zheng Xiaoyu, Chinese diplomat (d. 2007)
1944 Sandy Posey, American pop/country singer
1944 Crispian Steele-Perkins, English trumpet player and educator
1944 David Mancuso, American party planner, created The Loft (d. 2016)
1944 Lynda Day George, American actress
1944 Tony McPhee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 Feleti Sevele, Tongan politician; Prime Minister of Tonga