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 |
|---|---|
| 1946 | Gil Morgan, American golfer |
| 1946 | Pete Coors, American businessman and politician |
| 1946 | Drew Edmondson, American politician |
| 1946 | Bob Grant, Australian rugby league player |
| 1946 | Michele Placido, Italian actor and director |
| 1946 | Zbigniew Seifert, Polish musician (d. 1979) |
| 1947 | Jack Hanna, American zoologist and author |
| 1946 | Allan Holdsworth, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1947 | Bev Perdue, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina |
| 1946 | Michel Leclère, French race car driver |
| 1946 | J. Geils, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017) |
| 1946 | Dave Hill, English guitarist |
| 1946 | Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec |
| 1946 | Chrystos, American writer and activist |
| 1946 | Ron Silver, American actor, director, and political activist (d. 2009) |
| 1947 | David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic |
| 1946 | Majid Khan, Indian-Pakistani cricketer |
| 1946 | Wayne Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider and coach |
| 1946 | Edwina Currie, English politician |
| 1946 | Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1980) |
| 1946 | Reggie Jackson, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1946 | Dennis Dunaway, American bass player and songwriter |
| 1946 | Michael Ashcroft, English businessman and politician |
| 1946 | Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian-American author and academic |
| 1946 | John Gibson, American radio host |
| 1946 | Connie Chung, American journalist |
| 1946 | Joe Kinnear, Irish footballer and manager |
| 1946 | Rita Marley, Cuban-Jamaican singer |
| 1946 | Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1946 | Roger Knight, English cricketer and educator |