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 | Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Vern Benson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Irvin J. Borowsky, American publisher and philanthropist (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Robert Drew, American director and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Sam Farber, American businessman (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Samuel Bowers, American activist, co-founded the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli politician and soldier (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Elliott Blackstone, American police officer and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Wilfred Josephs, English composer (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Kenny Dorham, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1972) |
| 1924 | Russell M. Nelson, American captain, surgeon, and religious leader |
| 1925 | Gerald Durrell, Indian-English zookeeper, conservationist and author, founded Durrell Wildlife Park (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Georges Rivière, French actor |
| 1924 | John Brereton Barlow, South African cardiologist and physician (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | George Mikan, American basketball player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Robert Solow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1924 | Bill Wendell, American television announcer (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Ruhi Sarıalp, Turkish triple jumper and educator (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Eddie Romero, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Carlo Chiti, Italian engineer (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Lee Dorsey, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986) |
| 1924 | Tofilau Eti Alesana, Samoan politician, 5th Prime Minister of Samoa (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Bill Dana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Vincent Canby, American historian and critic (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Norman Ayrton, English actor and director (d. 2017) |