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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Monkey?
Date | Name |
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1908 | Nicholas Kaldor, Hungarian-English economist (d. 1986) |
1908 | Ambroise-Marie Carré, French priest and author (d. 2004) |
1908 | Jack Gilford, American actor (d. 1990) |
1908 | Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2002) |
1908 | Anna Magnani, Italian actress (d. 1973) |
1908 | Helen Jacobs, American tennis player and commander (d. 1997) |
1908 | William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1981) |
1908 | Richard Wright, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (d. 1960) |
1908 | René Daumal, French author and poet (d. 1944) |
1908 | Kurt Böhme, German opera singer (d. 1989) |
1908 | Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Brazilian historian and activist (d. 1995) |
1908 | Rafael Israelyan, Armenian architect and educator, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (d. 1973) |
1908 | Lionel Hampton, American vibraphone player, pianist, bandleader, and actor (d. 2002) |
1908 | Peter Smith, English cricketer (d. 1967) |
1908 | Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995) |
1908 | Merriam Modell, American author (d. 1994) |
1908 | Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) |
1908 | Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (d. 2002) |
1908 | Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1966) |
1908 | Bunny Berigan, American trumpet player (d. 1942) |
1908 | Amon Göth, Austrian Nazi war criminal (d. 1946) |
1908 | Paul Bénichou, French historian, author, and critic (d. 2001) |
1908 | Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (d. 2002) |
1908 | Hugo Distler, German organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1942) |
1908 | Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (d. 2003) |
1908 | M. F. K. Fisher, American author (d. 1992) |
1908 | Joaquín Nin-Culmell, German-American pianist and composer (d. 2004) |
1908 | Olivia Coolidge, English-American author and educator (d. 2006) |
1908 | Revilo P. Oliver, American author and academic (d. 1994) |
1908 | Rica Erickson, Australian botanist, historian, and author (d. 2009) |