Born in 1979, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?

According to Chinese Astrology, 1979 is the Year of the Goat and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1979 are Goats. The Chinese Goat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 28 January 1979 and 15 February 1980 are considered born in the Chinese year 1979 and are a Goat sign. In addition, each Goat 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. 1979 is also known as the Year of the Earth Goat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1979 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.

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Famous people from the Year of the Goat and 1979

Famous People Born in the Year of the Goat and Chinese Year 1979. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Goat 1979. Some of them are the following;
Date Name
1979 Maksim Opalev, Russian canoeist
1979 Stefan Stam, Dutch footballer
1980 Kerry Jeremy, Antiguan cricketer
1979 Paul Burgess, Australian pole vaulter
1980 Oleguer Presas, Spanish footballer
1979 Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer
1979 Craig Wing, Australian rugby player
1979 Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
1979 Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player
1979 Paul Terek, American decathlete
1979 Pink, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1979 Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
1980 Georgios Vakouftsis, Greek footballer
1979 Esther Anderson, Australian actress
1979 Evangeline Lilly, Canadian actress
1979 Cristian Ranalli, Italian footballer
1979 Rose Byrne, Australian actress
1979 Carson Palmer, American football player
1980 Kurt Vile, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1979 Simon Neil, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1979 Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist
1979 Joel Przybilla, American basketball player
1979 Amy Purdy, American actress, model and snowboarder
1979 Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player
1979 Kristjan Rahnu, Estonian decathlete
1979 Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer
1979 Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player
1979 Christina Liebherr, Swiss equestrian
1980 Luke Macfarlane, Canadian-American actor and singer
1979 Matthew Spring, English footballer