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 | Joaquín Nin-Culmell, German-American pianist and composer (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Loulou Gasté, French composer (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Ann Petry, American novelist (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Horton Smith, American golfer and captain (d. 1963) |
| 1908 | Eugen Kapp, Estonian composer and educator (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1981) |
| 1909 | Clement Greenberg, American art critic (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Lee Krasner, American painter (d. 1984) |
| 1908 | Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973) |
| 1908 | Alistair Cooke, British-American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1909 | Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Kurt Neumann, German director (d. 1958) |
| 1908 | Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan politician, 56th President of Venezuela (d. 1981) |
| 1908 | John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist and geophysicist (d. 1993) |
| 1908 | Korczak Ziolkowski, American sculptor, designed the Crazy Horse Memorial (d. 1982) |
| 1908 | Harry Hooton, Australian poet and critic (d. 1961) |
| 1908 | František Douda, Czech shot putter (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Giacomo Manzù, Italian sculptor and academic (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 1957) |
| 1908 | Jean Coulthard, Canadian composer and educator (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Inga Gentzel, Swedish runner (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Anton Muttukumaru, Sri Lankan general and diplomat (d. 2001) |
| 1908 | Eugen Weidmann, German criminal (d. 1939) |
| 1908 | Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Harlow Rothert, American shot putter, lawyer, and academic (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Werner von Haeften, German lieutenant (d. 1944) |
| 1908 | John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Edward Lansdale, American general and CIA agent (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Brazilian historian and activist (d. 1995) |