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 |
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| 1909 | Evelyn Wood, American author and educator (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Lou Kenton, English social activist (d. 2012) |
| 1909 | Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer and conductor (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Miklós Szabó, Hungarian runner (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author (d. 1998) |
| 1908 | Jacques Herbrand, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1931) |
| 1908 | Jane Bolin, American lawyer and judge (d. 2007) |
| 1908 | Patsy Montana, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Michael Maltese, American actor, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1981) |
| 1908 | Amon Göth, Austrian Nazi war criminal (d. 1946) |
| 1908 | Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Peace Pilgrim, American mystic and activist (d. 1981) |
| 1908 | Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American director and producer (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | John Creasey, English author and politician (d. 1973) |
| 1908 | Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, fourth Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Alain Cuny, French actor (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Robert Lecourt, French lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1966) |
| 1908 | Anna Magnani, Italian actress (d. 1973) |
| 1908 | Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) |
| 1909 | Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Rob Nieuwenhuys, Dutch writer (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Jenő Vincze, Hungarian footballer (d. 1988) |
| 1908 | Alf Gover, English cricketer and coach (d. 2001) |