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 | Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (d. 2010) |
| 1939 | Festus Mogae, Botswana economist and politician, third President of Botswana |
| 1939 | Yves Boisset, French director and screenwriter |
| 1939 | Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist and engineer |
| 1939 | Bertrand Blier, French director and screenwriter |
| 1939 | Jorge Sampaio, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 18th President of Portugal (d. 2021) |
| 1939 | Ali MacGraw, American model and actress |
| 1940 | Andres Tarand, Estonian geographer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Estonia |
| 1939 | Red Berenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1939 | Robert Nye, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 2016) |
| 1939 | Carol Lynn Pearson, American author, poet, and playwright |
| 1939 | Richard Marlow, English organist and conductor (d. 2013) |
| 1939 | Jonathan Harvey, English composer and educator (d. 2012) |
| 1940 | Alan Caddy, English guitarist and producer (d. 2000) |
| 1939 | George Lazenby, Australian actor |
| 1939 | Melvyn Bragg, English journalist, author, and academic |
| 1939 | Maxine Brown, American soul/R&B singer-songwriter |
| 1939 | Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1939 | Theodor Waigel, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Finance |
| 1939 | Betty Everett, American singer and pianist (d. 2001) |
| 1939 | Billy "Crash" Craddock, American singer-songwriter |
| 1939 | Ronald White, American singer-songwriter (d. 1995) |
| 1939 | Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1939 | Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist (d. 2019) |
| 1939 | Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician |
| 1939 | Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazilian banker and financier |
| 1939 | Agnivesh, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician |
| 1939 | Jalal Dabagh, Kurdish journalist and politician |
| 1939 | Tom Harkin, American lawyer and politician |
| 1939 | Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author |