Born in 1939, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
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.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rabbit and 1939
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rabbit and Chinese Year 1939. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rabbit 1939. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1939 | Dallas Frazier, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2022) |
| 1939 | John Ogbu, Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor (d. 2003) |
| 1939 | Tony Roberts, American actor and singer |
| 1939 | Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic |
| 1939 | Jay Kim, South Korean-American engineer and politician |
| 1939 | Ivan Mauger, New Zealand speedway rider (d. 2018) |
| 1939 | Allan Moffat, Canadian-Australian race car driver |
| 1939 | George Hamilton, American actor |
| 1940 | Ron Kostelnik, American football player (d. 1993) |
| 1939 | Darlene Hooley, American educator and politician |
| 1939 | Leon Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1939 | Benyamin Sueb, Indonesian actor and comedian (d. 1995) |
| 1939 | Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (d. 2015) |
| 1939 | Sheila Greibach, American computer scientist and academic |
| 1939 | Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1939 | Stuart Kauffman, American biologist and academic |
| 1939 | Copi, Argentine writer and artist (d. 1987) |
| 1939 | Sidney Altman, Canadian-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2022) |
| 1939 | Troy Shondell, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1939 | Stanisław Dziwisz, Polish cardinal |
| 1940 | Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (d. 2008) |
| 1939 | Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1939 | S. Jayakumar, Singaporean politician, 4th Senior Minister of Singapore |
| 1939 | Elizabeth Ashley, American actress |
| 1940 | Kipchoge Keino, Kenyan athlete |
| 1939 | Samantha Eggar, English actress |
| 1939 | Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach |
| 1939 | John Pilger, Australian-English journalist, director, and producer |
| 1939 | Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1940 | Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan physician and politician, 39th President of Uruguay (d. 2020) |