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 | Nelson S. Bond, American author and playwright (d. 2006) |
| 1908 | Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2003) |
| 1908 | Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 1957) |
| 1908 | Celia Johnson, English actress (d. 1982) |
| 1908 | Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk, scholar, and author (d. 2005) |
| 1908 | Gotthard Handrick, German fighter pilot and Olympic athlete (d. 1978) |
| 1908 | Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Robert B. Meyner, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | František Douda, Czech shot putter (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1969) |
| 1908 | Nedra Volz, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1908 | Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball player (d. 2001) |
| 1908 | Myron Waldman, American animator and director (d. 2006) |
| 1908 | Cesare Pavese, Italian poet and author (d. 1950) |
| 1909 | Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer and conductor (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Philip Conrad Vincent, English engineer and businessman, founded Vincent Motorcycles (d. 1979) |
| 1908 | Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (d. 1931) |
| 1908 | Bronko Nagurski, Canadian-American football player, wrestler, and coach (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005) |
| 1908 | Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Marijac, French author and illustrator (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian journalist and author (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | C. Vann Woodward, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | M. F. K. Fisher, American author (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Jenő Vincze, Hungarian footballer (d. 1988) |
| 1908 | Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1989) |