According to Chinese Astrology, 1939 is the Year of the Rabbit and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1939 are Rabbits. The Chinese Rabbit year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 19 February 1939 and 7 February 1940 are considered born in the Chinese year 1939 and are a Rabbit sign. In addition, each Rabbit 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. 1939 is also known as the Year of the Earth Rabbit. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1939 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rabbit?
Date | Name |
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1940 | Justino Díaz, Puerto Rican opera singer |
1939 | Ray Peterson, American pop singer (d. 2005) |
1939 | Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Brazilian footballer and coach |
1940 | Petr Hájek, Czech mathematician and academic (d. 2016) |
1939 | Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian activist and author (d. 2013) |
1939 | Anthony Green, English painter and academic |
1939 | Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author |
1939 | Brian Mulroney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Canada |
1939 | Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) |
1939 | Neil Fox, English rugby league player and coach |
1939 | Philip Anschutz, American businessman, founded Anschutz Entertainment Group |
1939 | Agnivesh, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician |
1939 | Carsten Keller, German field hockey player and coach |
1939 | Tony Rundle, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Tasmania |
1939 | Ted Kaufman, American politician |
1939 | Bruce Hunter, American swimmer (d. 2018) |
1939 | Yuli Turovsky, Russian-Canadian cellist, conductor and educator (d. 2013) |
1939 | Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician, 24th Indian Minister of Defence (d. 2022) |
1939 | Barry Cunliffe, English archaeologist and academic |
1939 | Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian economist and engineer (d. 2012) |
1939 | Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager |
1939 | Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2022) |
1939 | Eddie Holland, American singer-songwriter and producer |
1939 | Ed Paschke, Polish-American painter and academic (d. 2004) |
1939 | Dariush Mehrjui, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter |
1939 | Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004) |
1939 | Stephen Sedley, English lawyer and judge |
1939 | Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (d. 2001) |
1939 | Robert Shaye, American film producer |
1939 | George Cohen, English footballer (d. 2022) |