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 | Cyril Chantler, English pediatrician and academic |
| 1939 | Spencer Davis, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020) |
| 1940 | Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer |
| 1939 | Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1939 | Ginger Baker, English drummer and songwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1939 | John Ogbu, Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor (d. 2003) |
| 1939 | George Hamilton, American actor |
| 1940 | Joachim Gauck, German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germany |
| 1939 | Paul Sorvino, American actor and singer (d. 2022) |
| 1939 | Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician |
| 1939 | Hildrun Claus, German long jumper |
| 1939 | Clarence Williams III, American actor (d. 2021) |
| 1939 | Miroslav Cerar, Slovenian gymnast and lawyer |
| 1939 | O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1980) |
| 1939 | Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter |
| 1939 | Gary Paulsen, American author (d. 2021) |
| 1939 | Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1939 | Ruud Lubbers, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2018) |
| 1940 | Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress |
| 1939 | Bill McGill, American basketball player (d. 2014) |
| 1939 | Robert Shaye, American film producer |
| 1939 | Jan Camiel Willems, Belgian mathematician and theorist (d. 2013) |
| 1939 | André Ouellet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1939 | Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter |
| 1939 | John Schlee, American golfer (d. 2000) |
| 1939 | Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet (d. 2011) |
| 1939 | Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer |
| 1939 | Theodor Waigel, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Finance |
| 1939 | John Kingman, English mathematician and academic |
| 1939 | Julie Tullis, English mountaineer (d. 1986) |