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 |
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| 1944 | Andris Bērziņš, Latvian businessman and politician, 8th President of Latvia |
| 1944 | Gordon Taylor, English footballer |
| 1944 | Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist (d. 2019) |
| 1944 | Emanuel Steward, American boxer and trainer (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Donald Tsang, Chinese civil servant and politician, 2nd Chief Executive of Hong Kong |
| 1944 | Kevin Ayers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 1944 | Mitchell Feigenbaum, American physicist and mathematician (d. 2019) |
| 1945 | Anne Cutler, Australian psychologist and academic |
| 1944 | Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1944 | Jonathan King, English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, television/radio presenter, and convicted sex offender |
| 1944 | James Toback, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1992) |
| 1944 | Alan Parker, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1944 | Neil Innes, English singer-songwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1944 | Robert de Cotret, Canadian economist and politician, 56th Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1999) |
| 1944 | Jon Hiseman, English drummer (d. 2018) |
| 1944 | Bodil Malmsten, Swedish author and poet (d. 2016) |
| 1944 | Jim Bridwell, American rock climber and mountaineer (d. 2018) |
| 1944 | Sparky Lyle, American baseball player and manager |
| 1944 | Geraldine Chaplin, American actress and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004) |
| 1944 | Peter Weir, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Faith Brown, English actress and singer |
| 1945 | Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (d. 1993) |
| 1944 | Woody Shaw, American trumpeter (d. 1989) |
| 1944 | François Cevert, French racing driver (d. 1973) |
| 1944 | Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player (d. 2016) |
| 1944 | Robert C. Merton, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1945 | Gordon McVie, English oncologist and author (d. 2021) |
| 1944 | Michael Nyman, English composer of minimalist music and pianist |