Born in 1940, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1940 is the Year of the Dragon and it is the Metal element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1940 are Dragons. The Chinese Dragon year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1940 and 26 January 1941 are considered born in the Chinese year 1940 and are a Dragon sign. In addition, each Dragon 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. 1940 is also known as the Year of the Metal Dragon. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1940 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Dragon and 1940
Famous People Born in the Year of the Dragon and Chinese Year 1940. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Dragon 1940. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1940 | John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1980) |
| 1940 | Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain |
| 1940 | David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, English archbishop and academic |
| 1940 | Roman Gabriel, American football player, coach, and actor |
| 1940 | Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2018) |
| 1940 | Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1940 | Dave Chambers, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1940 | Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1940 | Gerry Cheevers, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1940 | Robin Harper, Scottish academic and politician |
| 1940 | Barney Frank, American lawyer and politician |
| 1940 | Marlène Jobert, French actress, singer, and author |
| 1940 | Sue Grafton, American author (d. 2017) |
| 1941 | João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian journalist, author, and academic (d. 2014) |
| 1940 | Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian lawyer and politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2014) |
| 1940 | Marshall Berman, American philosopher and Marxist humanist writer (d. 2013) |
| 1941 | Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor and conductor |
| 1940 | Keith Stackpole, Australian cricketer |
| 1940 | Vicente Fernández, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, and producer (d. 2021)[42] |
| 1940 | Joseph L. Goldstein, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1940 | Sandro Munari, Italian race car driver |
| 1940 | Jim Smith, English footballer and manager (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Hubert Chesshyre, English historian and author (d. 2020) |
| 1941 | István Horthy, Jr., Hungarian physicist and architect |
| 1940 | Arthur Alexander, American country-soul singer-songwriter (d. 1993) |
| 1940 | Stathis Chaitas, Greek footballer and manager |
| 1940 | Bill Hunter, Australian actor (d. 2011) |
| 1940 | Perrie Mans, South African snooker player |
| 1940 | Yossi Sarid, Israeli politician (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Chris Cord, American racing driver |