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 | Joaquín Nin-Culmell, German-American pianist and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Ralph Hill, American runner (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Hannah Frank, Scottish sculptor and illustrator (d. 2008) |
| 1908 | Inga Gentzel, Swedish runner (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Dmitry Ustinov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (d. 1984) |
| 1909 | Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1908 | John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, 7th United States Ambassador to India (d. 2006) |
| 1908 | Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Vietnamese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1976) |
| 1908 | Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist (d. 2004) |
| 1909 | Lucienne Bloch, Swiss-American sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer (d. 1969) |
| 1908 | Franz Stangl, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 1971) |
| 1908 | Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (d. 1979) |
| 1908 | Willard Van Orman Quine, American philosopher and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Lefty Gomez, American baseball player and manager (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Nicholas Kaldor, Hungarian-English economist (d. 1986) |
| 1908 | C. Vann Woodward, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Bill Bowes, English cricketer (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Ernest L. Massad, American general (d. 1993) |
| 1908 | Myron Waldman, American animator and director (d. 2006) |
| 1908 | U. Muthuramalingam Thevar, Indian politician (d. 1963) |
| 1908 | Jean Effel, French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist (d. 1982) |
| 1908 | Van Heflin, American film actor (d. 1971) |
| 1908 | Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Marcel-Marie Desmarais, Canadian preacher, missionary, and author (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1981) |
| 1908 | Peg Entwistle, Welsh-American actress (d. 1932) |
| 1908 | Karl Hein, German hammer thrower (d. 1982) |