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 | Robert Sobukwe, South African banker and politician (d. 1978) |
| 1924 | Neville Marriner, English violinist and conductor (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Russell M. Nelson, American captain, surgeon, and religious leader |
| 1924 | Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Grete Dollitz, German-American guitarist and radio host (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Patricia Barringer, American baseball player and accountant (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Lorne Munroe, Canadian-American cellist and educator (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Arthur Shaw, English professional footballer (d. 2015) |
| 1925 | Johnny Bucha, American baseball player (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Norman Ayrton, English actor and director (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English engineer and politician (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | José Donoso, Chilean author (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Roberts Blossom, American actor (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Marc Bucci, American composer, lyricist, and dramatist (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Billie Dawe, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1925 | Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (d. 1970) |
| 1924 | Mary Ellen Estill. American mathematician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | J. D. Tippit, American police officer (d. 1963) |
| 1924 | Mary Lee, American actress and singer (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Bill Boedeker, American football player (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | George Segal, American painter and sculptor (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Pat Hingle, American actor and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist |
| 1924 | Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Harry Schwarz, South African anti-apartheid leader, lawyer, and Ambassador (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Kenneth Noland, American soldier and painter (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Antonio Creus, Spanish race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Giacomo Mari, Italian footballer (d. 1991) |