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 | Adam Price, Welsh politician |
1968 | Hedi Slimane, French fashion designer and photographer |
1968 | Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player (d. 2019) |
1968 | Pierre Palmade, French actor and screenwriter |
1968 | Kurt Angle, American freestyle and professional wrestler |
1968 | Marcus Grönholm, Finnish race car driver |
1968 | Nasser Hussain, Indian-English cricketer |
1968 | Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004) |
1968 | Jože Možina, Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist |
1968 | Jane Krakowski, American actress and singer |
1968 | Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster |
1969 | Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player and actor |
1968 | Laura Trevelyan, English journalist and author |
1968 | Speech, American rapper |
1968 | Takeshi Ueda, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player |
1968 | Rich Lowry, American writer and magazine editor (National Review) |
1968 | Vanessa Marcil, American actress |
1968 | Jimmy Carson, American ice hockey player |
1968 | Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (d. 1997) |
1968 | Paul Marsden, English businessman and politician |
1969 | Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer |
1968 | Diego Fuser, Italian footballer and manager |
1969 | Stevie Jackson, Scottish guitarist and songwriter |
1968 | Mari Kiviniemi, Finnish politician, 41st Prime Minister of Finland |
1968 | Terri Clark, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1969 | Tim Sherwood, English international footballer and manager |
1968 | Eugene Volokh, Ukrainian-American lawyer and educator |
1968 | Kenny Albert, American sportscaster |
1968 | Marine Le Pen, French lawyer and politician |
1968 | Lisa Raitt, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Transport |