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 | Anna Magnani, Italian actress (d. 1973) |
| 1908 | Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk, scholar, and author (d. 2005) |
| 1909 | Barry Goldwater, American politician, businessman, and author (d. 1998) |
| 1908 | Paula Nenette Pepin, French composer, pianist and lyricist (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Ed Heinemann, American designer of military aircraft (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Carole Lombard, American actress (d. 1942) |
| 1908 | Rob Nieuwenhuys, Dutch writer (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Jean-Pierre Wimille, French racing driver (d. 1949) |
| 1908 | Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player (d. 1977) |
| 1908 | Claude Lévi-Strauss, Belgian-French anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009) |
| 1908 | Francisco Marto, Portuguese saint (d. 1919) |
| 1908 | Ethel Catherwood, American-Canadian high jumper and javelin thrower (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (d. 2010) |
| 1908 | Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Louis Daquin, French actor and director (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Niyazi Berkes, Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (d. 1988) |
| 1908 | Maria Ludwika Bernhard, Polish classical archaeologist and a member of WWII Polish resistance (d. 1998) |
| 1908 | Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1986) |
| 1908 | Sicco Mansholt, Dutch farmer and politician, 4th President of the European Commission (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Bunny Berigan, American trumpet player (d. 1942) |
| 1908 | Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1988) |
| 1908 | Gotthard Handrick, German fighter pilot and Olympic athlete (d. 1978) |
| 1908 | Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (d. 1978) |
| 1908 | Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Dmitry Ustinov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (d. 1984) |
| 1908 | Tony Canzoneri, American boxer (d. 1959) |
| 1909 | Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian soldier and politician (d. 1959) |
| 1908 | Nedra Volz, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1908 | Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (d. 1970) |
| 1909 | Teofilo Spasojević, Serbian footballer (d. 1970) |