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 | Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. 1965) |
| 1908 | Ernest L. Massad, American general (d. 1993) |
| 1908 | Frank Rowlett, American cryptologist (d. 1998) |
| 1908 | Eddie Tolan, American sprinter and educator (d. 1967) |
| 1908 | Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1966) |
| 1908 | Morey Amsterdam, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Billie Bird, American actress (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino short story writer and poet (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Cesare Pavese, Italian poet and author (d. 1950) |
| 1908 | Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Lefty Gomez, American baseball player and manager (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Rica Erickson, Australian botanist, historian, and author (d. 2009) |
| 1908 | Philip Conrad Vincent, English engineer and businessman, founded Vincent Motorcycles (d. 1979) |
| 1908 | Jenő Vincze, Hungarian footballer (d. 1988) |
| 1908 | James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Lajos Vajda, Hungarian painter and illustrator (d. 1941) |
| 1909 | Jean Bugatti, German-French engineer (d. 1939) |
| 1908 | Henri of Orléans, (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Stuart Hamblen, American singer-songwriter, actor, and radio show host (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1969) |
| 1908 | Richard Wright, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (d. 1960) |
| 1908 | Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan author and poet (d. 1983) |
| 1908 | Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Brazilian historian and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Paul Brown, American football player and coach (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond (d. 1964) |
| 1908 | Harry Hooton, Australian poet and critic (d. 1961) |
| 1908 | Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Louis Daquin, French actor and director (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Patsy Montana, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996) |