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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| 1940 | Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin, Turkish engineer and politician, 35th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1939 | Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian economist and engineer (d. 2012) |
| 1939 | Jan Szczepański, Polish boxer (d. 2017) |
| 1939 | Raymond J. Barry, American actor |
| 1939 | Rocky Thompson, American golfer and politician |
| 1939 | Joel Schumacher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1939 | Ruth Perry, president of Liberia (d. 2017) |
| 1939 | Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic |
| 1939 | Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1939 | Festus Mogae, Botswana economist and politician, third President of Botswana |
| 1939 | Dave Simmonds, British motorcycle racer (d. 1972) |
| 1939 | Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, journalist and educator (d. 1999) |
| 1939 | Brooks Firestone, American businessman and politician |
| 1939 | Tommy Facenda, American rock & roll singer and guitarist |
| 1939 | F. Murray Abraham, American actor |
| 1939 | Troy Shondell, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1939 | Nikolay Kiselyov, Soviet Nordic combined athlete (d. 2005) |
| 1939 | Jack Fisher, American baseball player |
| 1939 | George Archer, American golfer (d. 2005) |
| 1939 | Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist (d. 2019) |
| 1939 | Bill Hagerty, English journalist |
| 1939 | Gary Paulsen, American author (d. 2021) |
| 1939 | O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1980) |
| 1939 | Michael Schwerner, American activist (d. 1964) |
| 1939 | Arleen Auger, American soprano and educator (d. 1993) |
| 1939 | Seán Brady, Irish cardinal |
| 1939 | Jimmie Nicol, English drummer |
| 1939 | Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist (d. 2012) |
| 1939 | Israel Horovitz, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1939 | Phil Kelly, Irish-English footballer and manager (d. 2012) |