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 | Fritz Fischer, German historian and author (d. 1999) |
| 1908 | José Escobar Saliente, Spanish cartoonist (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Olivia Coolidge, English-American author and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1909 | Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer (d. 1995) |
| 1908 | Jack Gilford, American actor (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Kid Sheik, American trumpet player (d. 1996) |
| 1908 | Max Kaminsky, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Werner Flume, German jurist (d. 2009) |
| 1908 | Lou Kenton, English social activist (d. 2012) |
| 1908 | Jane Bolin, American lawyer and judge (d. 2007) |
| 1908 | Merriam Modell, American author (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Olivier Messiaen, French composer and ornithologist (d. 1992) |
| 1908 | Elliott Carter, American composer and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1908 | Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan author and poet (d. 1983) |
| 1908 | Alain Cuny, French actor (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Maurice Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher and academic (d. 1961) |
| 1908 | Philip Conrad Vincent, English engineer and businessman, founded Vincent Motorcycles (d. 1979) |
| 1908 | Franz Stangl, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 1971) |
| 1908 | Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2010) |
| 1908 | Eugen Weidmann, German criminal (d. 1939) |
| 1908 | Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer (d. 2002) |
| 1908 | Gertrude Bancroft, American economist (d. 1985)[19] |
| 1908 | Korczak Ziolkowski, American sculptor, designed the Crazy Horse Memorial (d. 1982) |
| 1908 | Mae Questel, American actress and vocal artist (d. 1998) |
| 1908 | John Mills, English actor (d. 2005) |
| 1908 | Natyaguru Nurul Momen, Bangladeshi playwright, author, educator, director and media personality (d. 1990) |