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 | Libertad Lamarque, Argentinian actress and singer (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Celia Johnson, English actress (d. 1982) |
| 1908 | Leo Politi, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Charles Forte, Baron Forte, Italian-Scottish businessman, founded Forte Group (d. 2007) |
| 1908 | David Marshall, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Singapore (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Jean Coulthard, Canadian composer and educator (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, the youngest son of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (d. 1968) |
| 1909 | Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (d. 1973) |
| 1908 | Raymond Scott, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian and author (d. 1993) |
| 1908 | Hannah Frank, Scottish sculptor and illustrator (d. 2008) |
| 1908 | René Daumal, French author and poet (d. 1944) |
| 1908 | Amintore Fanfani, Italian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (d. 2007) |
| 1908 | Bunny Berigan, American trumpet player (d. 1942) |
| 1908 | Werner von Haeften, German lieutenant (d. 1944) |
| 1908 | Ann Petry, American novelist (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Julian Bell, English poet and academic (d. 1937) |
| 1908 | Salvador Allende, Chilean physician and politician, 29th President of Chile (d. 1973) |
| 1908 | Beatrice Aitchison, American mathematician, statistician, and transportation economist (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Dorothy Round, English tennis player (d. 1982) |
| 1908 | Herman Chittison, American pianist (d. 1967) |
| 1908 | Bill Merritt, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1977) |
| 1908 | Kurt Böhme, German opera singer (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Herman David Koppel, Danish pianist and composer (d. 1998) |
| 1908 | Eddie Tolan, American sprinter and educator (d. 1967) |
| 1908 | Olivier Messiaen, French composer and ornithologist (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao, Indian economist, politician, professor and educator (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Patsy Montana, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Claude Lévi-Strauss, Belgian-French anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009) |