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 | Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. 1965) |
| 1908 | Franz Stangl, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 1971) |
| 1908 | David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | C. Vann Woodward, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Ethel Catherwood, American-Canadian high jumper and javelin thrower (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Merriam Modell, American author (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Amon Göth, Austrian Nazi war criminal (d. 1946) |
| 1908 | Edgar Faure, French historian and politician, 139th Prime Minister of France (d. 1988) |
| 1908 | Henri of Orléans, (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Alistair Cooke, British-American journalist and author (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Harry Hooton, Australian poet and critic (d. 1961) |
| 1908 | Kurt Neumann, German director (d. 1958) |
| 1908 | Paul Runyan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Wally Prigg, Australian rugby league player (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Don Bradman, Australian cricketer and manager (d. 2001) |
| 1908 | Alain Cuny, French actor (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Don Ameche, American actor (d. 1993) |
| 1908 | Niyazi Berkes, Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (d. 1988) |
| 1909 | Evelyn Wood, American author and educator (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Jack Fingleton, Australian cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster (d. 1981) |
| 1908 | Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Remedios Varo, Spanish-Mexican surrealist painter & anarchist (d. 1963) |
| 1908 | Louie Myfanwy Thomas, Welsh writer (d. 1968) |
| 1908 | Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Brazilian historian and activist (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (d. 2010) |
| 1908 | Noemí Gerstein, Argentinian sculptor and illustrator (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | M. F. K. Fisher, American author (d. 1992) |