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 | Ian McKellen, English actor |
| 1939 | Copi, Argentine writer and artist (d. 1987) |
| 1939 | Julie Tullis, English mountaineer (d. 1986) |
| 1939 | Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (d. 2001) |
| 1939 | William Least Heat-Moon, American travel writer and historian |
| 1939 | Livio Berruti, Italian sprinter |
| 1939 | Cyril Chantler, English pediatrician and academic |
| 1939 | Gary Kellgren, American record producer, co-founded Record Plant (d. 1977) |
| 1940 | John Hurt, English actor (d. 2017) |
| 1939 | Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romanian long jumper |
| 1939 | Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer |
| 1939 | Freddy Cannon, American singer and guitarist |
| 1939 | R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (d. 1987) |
| 1939 | Nicholas Haslam, English interior designer and author |
| 1939 | Harry Kroto, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016) |
| 1939 | Lido Vieri, Italian football manager and football player |
| 1939 | Ron McDole, American football player |
| 1940 | Justino Díaz, Puerto Rican opera singer |
| 1939 | Brian Mulroney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1939 | Israel Horovitz, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1939 | Spencer Davis, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020) |
| 1939 | Bernd Hoss, German footballer and manager (d. 2016) |
| 1939 | Dick Scobee, American pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986) |
| 1939 | John Amos, American actor |
| 1939 | Clarence Williams III, American actor (d. 2021) |
| 1939 | Mel Carter, American singer and actor |
| 1939 | Yaphet Kotto, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2021) |
| 1939 | Mike Velarde, Filipino televangelist and religious leader |
| 1939 | Ron Lynch, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1939 | Tina Turner, American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress |