Born in 1946, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

According to Chinese Astrology, 1946 is the Year of the Dog and it is the Fire element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1946 are Dogs. The Chinese Dog year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 2 February 1946 and 21 January 1947 are considered born in the Chinese year 1946 and are a Dog sign. In addition, each Dog 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. 1946 is also known as the Year of the Fire Dog. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1946 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.

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Famous people from the Year of the Dog and 1946

Famous People Born in the Year of the Dog and Chinese Year 1946. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dog 1946. Some of them are the following;
Date Name
1946 Keith Reid, English songwriter and lyricist
1946 Aleksei Turovski, Estonian zoologist and ethologist
1946 Dennis Dugan, American actor and director
1946 Suzy Chaffee, American skier
1946 Derek Sanderson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1946 Johnny Lee, American singer and guitarist
1946 Paul Sheahan, Australian cricketer and educator
1946 Steve Biko, South African activist, founded the Black Consciousness Movement (d. 1977)
1946 Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver
1946 Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1946 John Dunsworth, Canadian actor and comedian (d. 2017)
1946 Marc Brown, American author and illustrator
1946 Jonathan Katz, American comedian and actor
1946 Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003)
1946 John Gibson, American radio host
1946 Marianne Faithfull, English singer-songwriter and actress
1946 Talia Shire, American actress
1946 Mireille Guiliano, French-American author
1946 Ayşe Nur Zarakolu, Turkish author and activist (d. 2002)
1946 Jim Webb, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of the Navy
1946 Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (d. 2001)
1946 Elinor Goodman, English journalist
1946 Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
1946 Silvino Francisco, South African snooker player
1946 Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Gabonese politician, Prime Minister of Gabon
1946 Leszek Miller, Polish political scientist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Poland
1946 George Best, Northern Irish footballer and manager (d. 2005)
1946 Marilyn Nelson, American poet and author
1946 Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian-American author and academic
1946 Robert L. Gibson, American captain, pilot, and astronaut