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 | Branch McCracken, American basketball player and coach (d. 1970) |
| 1908 | Anna Magnani, Italian actress (d. 1973) |
| 1908 | Mae Questel, American actress and vocal artist (d. 1998) |
| 1908 | Inga Gentzel, Swedish runner (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist and geophysicist (d. 1993) |
| 1908 | Walter Bruno Henning, Prussian-American linguist and scholar (d. 1967) |
| 1908 | Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (d. 1970) |
| 1908 | Jug McSpaden, American golfer and architect (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Nelson S. Bond, American author and playwright (d. 2006) |
| 1908 | Ed Heinemann, American designer of military aircraft (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Lou Kenton, English social activist (d. 2012) |
| 1908 | Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and author (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Ray Ventura, French jazz bandleader (d. 1979) |
| 1908 | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Indian poet, academic, and politician (d. 1974) |
| 1909 | Patrick Peyton, Irish-American priest, television personality, and activist (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Marijac, French author and illustrator (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. 1965) |
| 1908 | Miklós Szabó, Hungarian runner (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Peg Entwistle, Welsh-American actress (d. 1932) |
| 1908 | Edward Lansdale, American general and CIA agent (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Luigi Rovere, Italian film producer (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Don Bradman, Australian cricketer and manager (d. 2001) |
| 1908 | Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956) |
| 1908 | Ruth Bancroft, American landscape and garden designer (d. 2017) |
| 1908 | Werner Flume, German jurist (d. 2009) |
| 1908 | David Marshall, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Singapore (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Stuart Hamblen, American singer-songwriter, actor, and radio show host (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Nedra Volz, American actress (d. 2003) |