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 |
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| 1946 | Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Welsh academic and politician |
| 1946 | Raphael Kaplinsky, South African international development academic |
| 1946 | Andrea Mitchell, American journalist |
| 1946 | Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1946 | Ronnie Lane, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1997) |
| 1946 | Neil MacGregor, Scottish historian and curator |
| 1946 | Ian Porterfield, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2007) |
| 1946 | Jim Turner, American captain and politician |
| 1946 | Martin Wong, American painter (d. 1999) |
| 1946 | Bernard Maris, French economist and journalist (d. 2015) |
| 1946 | George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States |
| 1946 | José Areas, Nicaraguan drummer |
| 1946 | Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1946 | Trevor Pinnock, English harpsichord player and conductor |
| 1946 | Bernard Dowiyogo, Nauru politician, President of Nauru (d. 2003) |
| 1946 | Peter Sutcliffe, English serial killer (d. 2020) |
| 1946 | John Wood, Australian actor and screenwriter |
| 1946 | Frank Marshall, American director and producer |
| 1946 | Julio Miranda, Argentine politician (d. 2021) |
| 1947 | Tiit Vähi, Estonian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Estonia |
| 1946 | Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1946 | Friedhelm Haebermann, German footballer and manager |
| 1946 | Genista McIntosh, Baroness McIntosh, English politician |
| 1946 | Peter Kilfoyle, English politician |
| 1946 | Bob Harris, English journalist and radio host |
| 1947 | Rod Evans, English singer-songwriter |
| 1946 | Tim Stevens, English bishop |
| 1946 | Peter Martins, Danish dancer and choreographer |
| 1946 | John Heard, American actor and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1946 | Peter Singer, Australian philosopher and academic |