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 | Karl Jenkins, Welsh saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer |
| 1944 | Earl Manigault, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998) |
| 1944 | Digby Anderson, English journalist and philosopher |
| 1944 | Red Robbins, American basketball player (d. 2009) |
| 1944 | John Atta Mills, Ghanaian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Ghana (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Larry Ellison, American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation |
| 1945 | Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor, musician and comedian (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | Vladimir Spivakov, Russian violinist and conductor |
| 1944 | Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress (d. 2003) |
| 1944 | Patricia Polacco, American author and illustrator |
| 1944 | Everaldo, Brazilian footballer (d. 1974) |
| 1944 | Roger Daltrey, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor |
| 1945 | Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1944 | Forrest Blue, American football player (d. 2011) |
| 1944 | Paul Madeley, English footballer (d. 2018) |
| 1944 | Michael Lang, American concert promoter and producer (d. 2022) |
| 1944 | Bill Malinchak, American football player |
| 1944 | Robert MacPherson, American mathematician and academic |
| 1944 | Tim Reid, American actor and director |
| 1944 | W. Cary Edwards, American politician (d. 2010) |
| 1944 | Denis Thwaites, English professional footballer murdered in the 2015 Sousse attacks (d. 2015) |
| 1944 | Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic |
| 1944 | Robert C. Merton, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1944 | Pedro Rosselló, Puerto Rican physician and politician, 7th Governor of Puerto Rico |
| 1945 | Trevor Williams, English singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1944 | Michael Fish, English meteorologist and journalist |
| 1944 | Colin Rimer, English lawyer and judge |
| 1944 | Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1991) |
| 1945 | Gunther von Hagens, German anatomist, invented plastination |