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 | Daniel J. Travanti, American actor |
| 1940 | Sanjaya Lall, Indian economist and academic (d. 2005) |
| 1940 | Gudrun Ensslin, German militant leader, founded Red Army Faction (d. 1977) |
| 1940 | Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish painter and musician (d. 1962) |
| 1940 | Richard Thompson, English physician and academic |
| 1940 | George Edward Alcorn, Jr., American physicist and inventor |
| 1940 | Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian lawyer and politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2014) |
| 1940 | Jim Smith, English footballer and manager (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Butch Buchholz, American tennis player |
| 1940 | John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1980) |
| 1940 | Arieh Warshel, Israeli-American biochemist and biophysicist |
| 1940 | Larry Hankin, American actor, director, and producer |
| 1940 | John Suchet, English journalist and game show host |
| 1940 | Mary Beth Peil, American actress and singer |
| 1940 | Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1940 | Marita Petersen, Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 2001) |
| 1940 | Ülo Õun, Estonian sculptor (d. 1988) |
| 1941 | Eugene Hasenfus, former United States Marine whose capture led to exposure of the Iran–Contra affair |
| 1941 | Ivan Putski, Polish-American wrestler and bodybuilder |
| 1940 | Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott, English academic and politician |
| 1940 | Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai, Indian-English economist and politician |
| 1940 | Anthony Fauci, American physician, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| 1940 | Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Robin Gray, Australian politician, 37th Premier of Tasmania |
| 1940 | Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Frank Dobson, English politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 2019) |
| 1940 | Pat Stapleton, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2020) |
| 1940 | Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1940 | Clancy Eccles, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1940 | Roger Pingeon, French cyclist (d. 2017) |