Born in 1979, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1979 is the Year of the Goat and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1979 are Goats. The Chinese Goat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 28 January 1979 and 15 February 1980 are considered born in the Chinese year 1979 and are a Goat sign. In addition, each Goat 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. 1979 is also known as the Year of the Earth Goat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1979 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Goat and 1979
Famous People Born in the Year of the Goat and Chinese Year 1979. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Goat 1979. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (d. 2001) |
| 1979 | Joe Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1979 | Jayson Werth, American baseball player |
| 1979 | Bat for Lashes, English singer |
| 1979 | Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor |
| 1979 | Kristen Hughes, Australian netball player |
| 1979 | Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer |
| 1979 | Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer |
| 1979 | Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist |
| 1979 | Arpad Sterbik, Serbian handball player |
| 1979 | Damien Duff, Irish international footballer |
| 1979 | Sam Hornish Jr., American race car driver |
| 1979 | Ben Gillies, Australian drummer and songwriter |
| 1979 | Fred Jones, American basketball player |
| 1979 | Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player |
| 1979 | Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist |
| 1979 | Sara Bareilles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress |
| 1979 | Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player |
| 1979 | Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter |
| 1980 | Christina Ricci, American actress and producer |
| 1979 | Petra Němcová, Czech model and philanthropist |
| 1979 | Rashard Lewis, American basketball player |
| 1979 | Joey Ryan, American wrestler |
| 1979 | Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer |
| 1979 | Steve Evans, Welsh footballer |
| 1979 | Low Ki, American wrestler |
| 1979 | Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player |
| 1980 | Arvydas Macijauskas, Lithuanian basketball player |
| 1979 | Lote Tuqiri, Fijian-Australian rugby player |
| 1979 | Steve Mack, American wrestler |