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 | Lou Kenton, English social activist (d. 2012) |
| 1908 | Carlo Abarth, Italian engineer and businessman, founded Abarth (d. 1979) |
| 1908 | Aubrey Schenck, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer and painter (d. 2019) |
| 1908 | Alvar Lidell, English journalist (d. 1981) |
| 1908 | Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1966) |
| 1908 | Amon Göth, Austrian Nazi war criminal (d. 1946) |
| 1908 | Elizabeth Alexander, British geologist, academic, and physicist (d. 1958) |
| 1908 | Herman Chittison, American pianist (d. 1967) |
| 1908 | Ann Petry, American novelist (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Walter Bruno Henning, Prussian-American linguist and scholar (d. 1967) |
| 1908 | Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Werner von Haeften, German lieutenant (d. 1944) |
| 1908 | Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk, scholar, and author (d. 2005) |
| 1908 | Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Mary Locke Petermann, cellular biochemist (d. 1975)[72] |
| 1908 | Lew Ayres, American actor (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Penny Singleton, American actress and singer (d. 2003) |
| 1908 | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Indian poet, academic, and politician (d. 1974) |
| 1908 | Gotthard Handrick, German fighter pilot and Olympic athlete (d. 1978) |
| 1908 | Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman (d. 1974) |
| 1908 | Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (d. 2007) |
| 1908 | Elliott Carter, American composer and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1908 | James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Imogene Coca, American actress, comedian, and singer (d. 2001) |
| 1908 | Hélène Boucher, French pilot (d. 1934) |
| 1908 | Morris Kline, American mathematician and academic (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (d. 1999) |