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 | Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1988) |
| 1908 | Waldo Rudolph Wedel, American archaeologist and author (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Paul Brown, American football player and coach (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Ambroise-Marie Carré, French priest and author (d. 2004) |
| 1908 | Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2005) |
| 1908 | Amir Elahi, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Irving Fiske, American author and playwright (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Lionel Hampton, American vibraphone player, pianist, bandleader, and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer and photographer (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Frank Robert Miller, Canadian air marshal and politician (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Jean Effel, French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist (d. 1982) |
| 1908 | Wes Ferrell, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976) |
| 1908 | Revilo P. Oliver, American author and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Loulou Gasté, French composer (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | M. F. K. Fisher, American author (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Harry Blackmun, American lawyer and judge (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Morey Amsterdam, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Ruth Bancroft, American landscape and garden designer (d. 2017) |
| 1908 | Marijac, French author and illustrator (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Michael E. DeBakey, American surgeon and educator (d. 2008) |
| 1908 | Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourger sculptor (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Leo Politi, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Alf Gover, English cricketer and coach (d. 2001) |
| 1908 | John Gould, American journalist and author (d. 2003) |
| 1909 | Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian soldier and politician (d. 1959) |
| 1908 | Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball player (d. 2001) |
| 1908 | Lupe Vélez, Mexican-American actress and dancer (d. 1944) |
| 1908 | Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (d. 1982) |