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 | Tim Reid, American actor and director |
| 1944 | Tony Atkinson, English economist and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1945 | Douglas Hogg, English lawyer and politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
| 1945 | Marthe Keller, Swiss actress and director |
| 1944 | Derryn Hinch, New Zealand-Australian radio and television host and politician |
| 1945 | Mary Jane Reoch, American cyclist (d. 1993) |
| 1945 | Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (d. 1973) |
| 1944 | Anna McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Steve Carlton, American baseball player |
| 1945 | Serge Joyal, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Secretary of State for Canada |
| 1944 | Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (d. 1966) |
| 1944 | Anders Björck, Swedish politician, 25th Swedish Minister of Defence |
| 1944 | Agnes Baltsa, Greek soprano and actress |
| 1944 | Karen Armstrong, English author and academic |
| 1944 | David Trimble, Northern Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician, 10th Minister-President of Wallonia |
| 1944 | Bill Malinchak, American football player |
| 1944 | Vernor Vinge, American author |
| 1944 | Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian photographer and journalist |
| 1944 | Sir Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | Jerry Relph, American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate (d. 2020) |
| 1945 | John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell, English economist and academic |
| 1944 | Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealand soprano and actress |
| 1944 | Angus King, American politician |
| 1944 | Brian Gibson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1944 | Ray Martin, Australian television host and journalist |
| 1944 | Gary Glitter, English singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Al Kooper, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1944 | T. G. Sheppard, American country music singer-songwriter |