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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Dog?
Date | Name |
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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 |