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 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)