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 | Tony Canzoneri, American boxer (d. 1959) |
| 1908 | Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American pilot and general (d. 2006) |
| 1908 | Lew Ayres, American actor (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Betty Jeffrey, Australian nurse and author (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Ambroise-Marie Carré, French priest and author (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | U. Muthuramalingam Thevar, Indian politician (d. 1963) |
| 1908 | Ilya Frank, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Paula Nenette Pepin, French composer, pianist and lyricist (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Amir Elahi, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Peace Pilgrim, American mystic and activist (d. 1981) |
| 1908 | Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. 1965) |
| 1908 | José Escobar Saliente, Spanish cartoonist (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Quentin Crisp, English author and illustrator (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Alf Gover, English cricketer and coach (d. 2001) |
| 1908 | C. Vann Woodward, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1999) |
| 1909 | Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Fred MacMurray, American actor (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Robert Lecourt, French lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Olivier Messiaen, French composer and ornithologist (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Johnny Burke, American songwriter (d. 1964) |
| 1908 | Ann Petry, American novelist (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Daniel Fry, American contactee (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (d. 1982) |
| 1908 | Noemí Gerstein, Argentinian sculptor and illustrator (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Branch McCracken, American basketball player and coach (d. 1970) |
| 1908 | Patsy Montana, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Tim Spencer, American country & western singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1974) |
| 1908 | Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2010) |