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 | Michael Redgrave, English actor and director (d. 1985) |
| 1908 | Giovanni Leone, Italian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Italy (d. 2001) |
| 1908 | eden ahbez, Scottish-American songwriter and recording artist (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Lou Kenton, English social activist (d. 2012) |
| 1908 | Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983) |
| 1908 | Thomas Shaw, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977) |
| 1908 | Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. 1965) |
| 1908 | Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2005) |
| 1908 | Percy Faith, Canadian composer, conductor, and bandleader (d. 1976) |
| 1908 | Helen Jacobs, American tennis player and commander (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Peace Pilgrim, American mystic and activist (d. 1981) |
| 1908 | Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Nedra Volz, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1908 | Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1969) |
| 1908 | Polly Ann Young, American actress (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Eugen Weidmann, German criminal (d. 1939) |
| 1908 | David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Amon Göth, Austrian Nazi war criminal (d. 1946) |
| 1908 | Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Vivian Fuchs, English explorer (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Karolos Koun, Greek director and playwright (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Raymond Scott, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond (d. 1964) |
| 1908 | Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Quentin Crisp, English author and illustrator (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Lionel Hampton, American vibraphone player, pianist, bandleader, and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1909 | Clement Greenberg, American art critic (d. 1994) |