Born in 1924, What is my Chinese Zodiac Sign and Element?
According to Chinese Astrology, 1924 is the Year of the Rat and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1924 are Rats. The Chinese Rat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 5 February 1924 and 24 January 1925 are considered born in the Chinese year 1924 and are a Rat sign. In addition, each Rat 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. 1924 is also known as the Year of the Wood Rat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1924 is Yang (+) according to the Chinese calendar.
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Famous people from the Year of the Rat and 1924
Famous People Born in the Year of the Rat and Chinese Year 1924. Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Rat 1924. Some of them are the following;| Date | Name |
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| 1924 | Jack Buck, American sportscaster (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Taylor Mead, American actor and poet (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957) |
| 1924 | Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English engineer and politician (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Raymond Barre, French economist and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Maurice Jarre, French composer and conductor (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Yoshito Takamine, American politician (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader |
| 1924 | Ottmar Walter, German footballer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Georges Rivière, French actor |
| 1924 | David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Addie L. Wyatt, American civil rights activist and labor leader (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Elliott Blackstone, American police officer and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968) |
| 1924 | Fuat Sezgin, Turkish historian and academic (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | William J. Castagna, American lawyer and judge (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Deke Slayton, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1993) |
| 1924 | Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, and politician, Miss America 1945 (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Leonard Rosenman, American composer and conductor (d. 2008) |
| 1925 | Gunnar Birkerts, Latvian-American architect (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Robert Drew, American director and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1925 | Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Yehuda Amichai, German-Israeli author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Masao Horiba, Japanese businessman, founded Horiba (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (d. 2013) |