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 |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Brenda Forbes, English-American actress (d. 1996) |
| 1909 | Jean Bugatti, German-French engineer (d. 1939) |
| 1908 | Leo Rosten, Polish-American author and academic (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Minor White, American photographer, critic, and educator (d. 1976) |
| 1908 | Jack Williamson, American author and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1908 | Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Fritz Fischer, German historian and author (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Mae Questel, American actress and vocal artist (d. 1998) |
| 1908 | Amy Vanderbilt, American author (d. 1974) |
| 1908 | Thomas Shaw, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977) |
| 1908 | Bronko Nagurski, Canadian-American football player, wrestler, and coach (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Irving Fiske, American author and playwright (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Francisco Marto, Portuguese saint (d. 1919) |
| 1908 | Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2003) |
| 1908 | Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian and author (d. 1993) |
| 1908 | Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. 1965) |
| 1908 | Nedra Volz, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1908 | Billie Bird, American actress (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Peter Smith, English cricketer (d. 1967) |
| 1908 | Pete Zaremba, American hammer thrower (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Leo Politi, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1996) |
| 1909 | Dana Andrews, American actor (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Amintore Fanfani, Italian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Olivia Coolidge, English-American author and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1908 | Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990) |
| 1909 | Lucienne Bloch, Swiss-American sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Bunny Berigan, American trumpet player (d. 1942) |
| 1908 | David Oistrakh, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (d. 1974) |