According to Chinese Astrology, 1968 is the Year of the Monkey and it is the Earth element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1968 are Monkeys. The Chinese Monkey year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 30 January 1968 and 16 February 1969 are considered born in the Chinese year 1968 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. 1968 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 1968 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Monkey?
Date | Name |
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1968 | A. J. Jacobs, American journalist and author |
1968 | Stephanie Seymour, American model and actress |
1968 | McG, American director and producer |
1968 | Oleh Luzhnyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager |
1968 | Chayanne, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor |
1968 | Jože Možina, Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist |
1968 | Tatyana Shikolenko, Russian javelin thrower |
1968 | Ken Akamatsu, Japanese illustrator |
1968 | René Tretschok, German footballer and manager |
1969 | John Ducey, American actor |
1968 | Kool G Rap, American hip-hop artist |
1968 | Nazzareno Carusi, Italian pianist and educator |
1968 | Laura Leighton, American actress |
1968 | Robert Korzeniowski, Polish race walker and coach |
1968 | Ricki Lake, American actress, producer, and talk show host |
1968 | Andreas Schnaas, German actor and director |
1968 | Paul Tracy, Canadian race car driver and sportscaster |
1968 | Carnie Wilson, American singer-songwriter |
1968 | Serhiy Kovalets, Ukrainian footballer and manager |
1968 | Frédéric Diefenthal, French actor and director |
1968 | Bobby Sheehan, American bass player and songwriter (d. 1999) |
1968 | Roger Lim, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
1968 | Gary Sheffield, American baseball player |
1968 | Speech, American rapper |
1968 | Jim Caviezel, American actor |
1969 | John Salako, Nigerian-English footballer, manager, and sportscaster |
1968 | Károly Güttler, Hungarian swimmer |
1968 | Andrew Copeland, American singer and guitarist |
1968 | Derek Dooley, American football player and coach |
1968 | Marcel Desailly, Ghanaian-French footballer |