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)