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 | Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower and coach (d. 2020) |
| 1939 | David Hobbs, English race car driver and sportscaster |
| 1939 | Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1939 | John Amos, American actor |
| 1939 | Sheila Greibach, American computer scientist and academic |
| 1939 | Darlene Hooley, American educator and politician |
| 1939 | Jerry Colangelo, American businessman |
| 1939 | Harvey Keitel, American actor |
| 1939 | Richard Marlow, English organist and conductor (d. 2013) |
| 1939 | Sonny Vaccaro, American businessman |
| 1939 | Eddie Kendricks, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1940 | Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan physician and politician, 39th President of Uruguay (d. 2020) |
| 1939 | Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (d. 2013) |
| 1939 | John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer |
| 1939 | Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Pakistani author |
| 1939 | Toni Cade Bambara, American author, academic, and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1939 | Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager |
| 1939 | Charles Miller, American musician (d. 1980) |
| 1939 | Ramakant Desai, Indian cricketer (d. 1998) |
| 1939 | Peter Woodcock, Canadian serial killer (d. 2010) |
| 1939 | Lee Trevino, American golfer and sportscaster |
| 1939 | Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter |
| 1939 | László Kovács, Hungarian politician and diplomat, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1940 | Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin, Turkish engineer and politician, 35th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1939 | John Sculley, American businessman, co-founded Zeta Interactive |
| 1939 | Gary Kellgren, American record producer, co-founded Record Plant (d. 1977) |
| 1939 | Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazilian banker and financier |
| 1939 | Miroslav Cerar, Slovenian gymnast and lawyer |
| 1939 | Paul Sorvino, American actor and singer (d. 2022) |
| 1940 | John Hurt, English actor (d. 2017) |