Born in 1945, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

According to Chinese Astrology, 1945 is the Year of the Rooster and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1945 are Roosters. The Chinese Rooster year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 13 February 1945 and 1 February 1946 are considered born in the Chinese year 1945 and are a Rooster sign. In addition, each Rooster 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. 1945 is also known as the Year of the Wood Rooster. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1945 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.

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Famous people from the Year of the Rooster and 1945

Famous People Born in the Year of the Rooster and Chinese Year 1945. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rooster 1945. Some of them are the following;
Date Name
1945 Mukhtar Altynbayev, Kazakhstani general and politician, 3rd Defence Minister of Kazakhstan
1945 John Williamson, Australian singer-songwriter
1945 Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter
1945 Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2012)
1945 Rodrigo Duterte, Filipino politician, 16th President of the Philippines
1945 Divine, American drag queen performer, and actor (d. 1988)
1945 Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
1946 Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2022)
1945 Russell Brookes, English race car driver (d. 2019)
1945 William Sleator, American author and composer (d. 2011)
1945 Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (d. 2012)
1945 Whitley Strieber, American author
1945 Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian intelligence officer
1945 Alistair MacDuff, English lawyer and judge
1946 Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish saxophonist, composer, and conductor
1945 Joël Robuchon, French chef and author (d. 2018)
1945 Katharine Houghton, American actress and playwright
1945 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 1973)
1945 Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded WWE
1945 Michael Hayden, American general, 20th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
1945 Wolfgang Schüssel, Austrian lawyer and politician, 26th Chancellor of Austria
1945 John Patten, Baron Patten, English politician, Secretary of State for Education
1945 Hans-Gert Pöttering, German lawyer and politician, 23rd President of the European Parliament
1945 Kay Ryan, American poet and educator
1945 Pat Jennings, Irish footballer and coach
1945 Goldy McJohn, Canadian keyboard player (d. 2017)
1945 Marian Dawkins, English biologist and academic
1945 James Avery, American actor (d. 2013)
1945 Sue Williams, American actress and model (d. 1969)
1945 Andrew Logan, English sculptor and painter