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 | François de Roubaix, French composer (d. 1975) |
| 1939 | Bob James, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer |
| 1939 | Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (d. 2014) |
| 1939 | Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (d. 1976) |
| 1939 | James Booker, American pianist (d. 1983) |
| 1940 | Tom Brokaw, American journalist and author |
| 1939 | Dallas Frazier, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2022) |
| 1940 | Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1979) |
| 1939 | Ernie Davis, American football player (d. 1963) |
| 1939 | Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (d. 2004) |
| 1939 | Richard Zare, American chemist and academic |
| 1939 | Ed Lumley, Canadian businessman and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Communications |
| 1939 | Bill Hagerty, English journalist |
| 1939 | Adam Osborne, Thai-Indian engineer and businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (d. 2003) |
| 1939 | John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury |
| 1939 | Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (d. 2010) |
| 1939 | O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1980) |
| 1939 | Julie Tullis, English mountaineer (d. 1986) |
| 1939 | Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, Pakistani businessman and politician |
| 1939 | John Badham, English-American actor, director, and producer |
| 1939 | Tina Turner, American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress |
| 1939 | Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer |
| 1940 | Joe Dowell, American pop singer (d. 2016) |
| 1939 | László Kovács, Hungarian politician and diplomat, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1939 | Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Hungarian discus thrower and shot putter |
| 1939 | Wendy Carlos, American keyboard player and composer |
| 1939 | Ward Connerly, American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute |
| 1939 | Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Brazilian footballer and coach |
| 1939 | Ed Paschke, Polish-American painter and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1939 | Copi, Argentine writer and artist (d. 1987) |