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 | Jin Yong, Hong Kong author and publisher, founded Ming Pao (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Elliott Blackstone, American police officer and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Kim Song-ae, Korean politician (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Roger Marche, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Georges Prêtre, French conductor (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1924 | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Leonid Kogan, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (d. 1982) |
| 1924 | Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Eva Marie Saint, American actress |
| 1924 | Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | John Davidson, American physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Sam Jones, American bassist, cellist, and composer (d. 1981) |
| 1924 | Don Coryell, American football player and coach (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | John T. Biggers, American painter (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | William H. Webster, American lawyer and jurist, 14th Director of Central Intelligence |
| 1924 | Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | J. William Middendorf, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of the Navy |
| 1924 | Frederic Morton, Austrian-American banker, journalist, and author (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Fred Singer, Austrian-American physicist and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Eloísa Mafalda, Brazilian actress (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | David Beattie, New Zealand judge and politician, 14th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Margaret Turner-Warwick, English physician and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Ken Tyrrell, English race car driver, founded Tyrrell Racing (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English engineer and politician (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Rudy Pompilli, American saxophonist (d. 1976) |