Born in 1908, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1908 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1908 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 2 February 1908 and 21 January 1909 are considered born in the Chinese year 1908 and are a Monkey sign. In addition, each Monkey 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. 1908 is also known as the Year of the Earth Monkey. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1908 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Monkey and 1908
Famous People Born in the Year of the Monkey and Chinese Year 1908. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey 1908. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1908 | Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (d. 1993) |
| 1909 | Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist and conductor (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Amintore Fanfani, Italian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Daniel Fry, American contactee (d. 1992) |
| 1909 | Barry Goldwater, American politician, businessman, and author (d. 1998) |
| 1908 | Victor Ambartsumian, Georgian-Armenian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Robert Morley, English actor (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Vivian Fuchs, English explorer (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Joaquín Nin-Culmell, German-American pianist and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Luigi Rovere, Italian film producer (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist (d. 1976) |
| 1908 | David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Alistair Cooke, British-American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Merriam Modell, American author (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1966) |
| 1908 | Olivia Coolidge, English-American author and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1908 | Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Karolos Koun, Greek director and playwright (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Hélène Boucher, French pilot (d. 1934) |
| 1908 | Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian broadcaster (d. 1988) |
| 1908 | Marceline Day, American actress (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, fourth Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Anna Magnani, Italian actress (d. 1973) |
| 1908 | Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Johnny Green, American conductor and composer (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (d. 1982) |
| 1908 | David Marshall, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Singapore (d. 1995) |