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 |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Oscar Wyatt, American businessman |
| 1924 | Grace Metalious, American author (d. 1964) |
| 1924 | Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1925 | Marty Paich, American pianist, composer, producer, and conductor (d. 1995) |
| 1925 | Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician (d. 2020) |
| 1925 | Billie Sol Estes, American financier and businessman (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Uno Laht, Estonian KGB officer and author (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Mary Lee, American actress and singer (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Wiel Coerver, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Allan Sherman, American actor, comedian, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973) |
| 1924 | Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, South Korean archbishop |
| 1924 | Bill Wendell, American television announcer (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | José Donoso, Chilean author (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian poet and politician, 10th Prime Minister of India (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Vern Benson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Leonie Kramer, Australian academic (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Rudolf Vrba, Czech-Canadian pharmacologist and educator (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Cicely Tyson, American actress (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Motoo Kimura, Japanese biologist and geneticist (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Clement Freud, German-English radio host, academic, and politician (d. 2009) |
| 1925 | Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Jane Greer, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Earl Palmer, American Hall of Fame drummer (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | J. William Middendorf, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of the Navy |
| 1924 | Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (d. 1992) |