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 | Tim Raines, American baseball player, coach, and manager |
1960 | Mark Rylance, English actor, director, and playwright |
1959 | Ali Campbell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1959 | Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter |
1959 | Greg Matthews, Australian cricketer |
1959 | Lonny Price, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
1959 | Martin Kusch, German philosopher and academic |
1959 | Koenraad Elst, Belgian orientalist and author |
1959 | Ikue Sakakibara, Japanese actress and singer |
1959 | Daniela Romo, Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess |
1959 | Linda Nolan, Irish singer and actress |
1959 | Crin Antonescu, Romanian educator and politician, former Interim President of Romania |
1959 | Victory Tischler-Blue, American bass player, director, and producer |
1959 | Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and manager |
1959 | Todd Solondz, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
1959 | Arif Peçenek, Turkish football player and manager (d. 2013) |
1959 | Baron Waqa, Nauruan composer and politician, 14th President of Nauru |
1959 | Uma Bharti, Indian activist and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh |
1959 | Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
1959 | Jim Kerr, Scottish singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
1959 | Daniel Xuereb, French footballer |
1959 | Beth Broderick, American actress and director |
1959 | Sakis Tsiolis, Greek footballer and manager |
1960 | Dominique Wilkins, French-American basketball player and manager |
1959 | Rajendra Singh, Indian environmentalist |
1959 | Albert Owen, Welsh sailor and politician |
1959 | Andrew Marr, Scottish journalist and author |
1960 | Benoît Pelletier, Canadian lawyer and politician |
1959 | Rick Bragg, American author and journalist |
1959 | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Polish physicist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Poland |