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 | Robert Xavier Rodríguez, American classical composer |
| 1946 | Björn Granath, Swedish actor (d. 2017) |
| 1946 | Mike Doyle, English footballer (d. 2011) |
| 1946 | Alexandra Charles, Swedish businesswoman |
| 1947 | Mike DeWine, American lawyer and politician, 70th Governor of Ohio |
| 1946 | Sonia Gandhi, Italian-Indian politician |
| 1946 | Christopher Frayling, English author and academic |
| 1946 | Tony Greig, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2012) |
| 1946 | Elizabeth Connell, South African mezzo-soprano (d. 2012) |
| 1946 | Bob Eastwood, American golfer |
| 1946 | Paul Smith, English fashion designer |
| 1946 | Rudy Rucker, American mathematician, computer scientist, and author |
| 1946 | Colin Burgess, Australian drummer and songwriter |
| 1946 | Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (d. 1993) |
| 1946 | Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2021) |
| 1946 | Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1993) |
| 1946 | Gene Lamont, American baseball player and manager |
| 1946 | Allan Chapman, English historian and author |
| 1946 | Peter Lorimer, Scottish footballer (d. 2021) |
| 1946 | James Robert Baker, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1946 | René Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (d. 2014) |
| 1946 | Louise Simonson, American author |
| 1946 | Diane von Fürstenberg, Belgian-American fashion designer |
| 1947 | Tiit Vähi, Estonian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Estonia |
| 1946 | Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (d. 2017) |
| 1946 | Joe Klein, American journalist and author |
| 1946 | Rosemary Conley, English businesswoman, author, and broadcaster |
| 1946 | Lars Emil Johansen, Greenlandic educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greenland |
| 1946 | Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (d. 1997) |
| 1946 | John Dunsworth, Canadian actor and comedian (d. 2017) |