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 | Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1994) |
| 1909 | Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (d. 2009) |
| 1909 | Jean Bugatti, German-French engineer (d. 1939) |
| 1908 | Vivian Fuchs, English explorer (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | Frank Robert Miller, Canadian air marshal and politician (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Kurt Böhme, German opera singer (d. 1989) |
| 1908 | Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (d. 1931) |
| 1908 | João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian physician and author (d. 1967) |
| 1908 | Natyaguru Nurul Momen, Bangladeshi playwright, author, educator, director and media personality (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, fourth Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Penny Singleton, American actress and singer (d. 2003) |
| 1908 | Ezekias Papaioannou, Greek-Cypriot politician (d. 1988) |
| 1908 | Inga Gentzel, Swedish runner (d. 1991) |
| 1908 | Michael Redgrave, English actor and director (d. 1985) |
| 1908 | Lionel Hampton, American vibraphone player, pianist, bandleader, and actor (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | René Daumal, French author and poet (d. 1944) |
| 1908 | Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist (d. 2009) |
| 1908 | Ray Ventura, French jazz bandleader (d. 1979) |
| 1908 | Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond (d. 1964) |
| 1908 | Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and author (d. 1968) |
| 1908 | Gus Schilling, American actor (d. 1957) |
| 1908 | Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American pilot and general (d. 2006) |
| 1908 | Amir Elahi, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1980) |
| 1908 | Ann Petry, American novelist (d. 1997) |
| 1908 | Claude Davey, Welsh rugby player (d. 2001) |
| 1908 | Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian and author (d. 1993) |
| 1908 | John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (d. 2007) |