According to Chinese Astrology, 1959 is the Year of the Pig and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1959 are Pigs. The Chinese Pig year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 8 February 1959 and 27 January 1960 are considered born in the Chinese year 1959 and are a Pig sign. In addition, each Pig 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. 1959 is also known as the Year of the Earth Pig. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1959 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Pig?
Date | Name |
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1959 | Vazgen Sargsyan, Armenian colonel and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 1999) |
1959 | Meral Okay, Turkish actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) |
1959 | David Blatt, Israeli-American basketball player and coach |
1959 | Michael Walter, German luger (d. 2016) |
1959 | Eliot Teltscher, American tennis player |
1959 | Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial |
1959 | Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia |
1959 | Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany |
1959 | Ian Falconer, American author and illustrator |
1959 | Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat |
1959 | Mark Kirk, American commander, lawyer, and politician |
1959 | Val Kilmer, American actor |
1959 | John Nord, American wrestler |
1959 | Barry Blanchard, Canadian mountaineer |
1959 | Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter |
1959 | Deborah Estrin, American computer scientist and academic |
1959 | David Frankel, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
1959 | Phil Morris, American actor and screenwriter |
1959 | Klaus Iohannis, Romanian educator and politician, 5th President of Romania |
1959 | Lisa Wilkinson, Australian television host and journalist |
1959 | Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
1959 | John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and musician |
1959 | John Sykes, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1959 | Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman |
1959 | Nancy Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
1959 | Jaanus Tamkivi, Estonian politician |
1959 | Billy Childish, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter |
1959 | Edwyn Collins, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1959 | Pauline Quirke, English actress |
1959 | Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster |