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 | Len Walker, English footballer and manager |
| 1944 | Anthony Ichiro Sanda, Japanese-American physicist and academic |
| 1944 | Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer |
| 1944 | Sepp Maier, German footballer and manager |
| 1944 | Tim McIntire, American actor and singer (d. 1986) |
| 1944 | Donna Haraway, American author, academic, and activist |
| 1944 | Felicity Palmer, English operatic soprano |
| 1944 | Denny McLain, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1944 | J. A. Jance, American author and poet |
| 1945 | John Fahey, New Zealand-Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Premier of New South Wales (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | Bob Benmosche, American businessman (d. 2015) |
| 1944 | Chris Hillman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1944 | Steve Carlton, American baseball player |
| 1944 | Boz Scaggs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1944 | John Cunniff, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2002) |
| 1945 | William R. Higgins, American colonel (d. 1990) |
| 1944 | Janet Simpson, English sprinter (d. 2010) |
| 1944 | Roger Ball, Scottish saxophonist and songwriter |
| 1945 | Mary Jane Reoch, American cyclist (d. 1993) |
| 1944 | Sandy Posey, American pop/country singer |
| 1944 | Angela Rippon, English journalist and author |
| 1944 | Barbara Thomson, English saxophonist and composer (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | Richie Karl, American golfer |
| 1944 | Craig Raine, English poet, author, and playwright |
| 1944 | Jeroen Krabbé, Dutch actor, director, and producer |
| 1944 | Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician, 10th Minister-President of Wallonia |
| 1944 | Sparky Lyle, American baseball player and manager |
| 1944 | Alan Shields, American artist and ship captain (d. 2005) |
| 1944 | Michael Levy, Baron Levy, English philanthropist |
| 1944 | George McCrae, American singer |