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 | David Bauer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1988) |
| 1924 | Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Cicely Tyson, American actress (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer (d. 1980) |
| 1924 | Mary Ellen Estill. American mathematician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Lee Iacocca, American businessman and author (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (d. 1972) |
| 1925 | Len Quested, English footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Ethiopian politician; President of Ethiopia (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Dimitar Isakov, Bulgarian football player |
| 1924 | Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Roger Marche, French footballer (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Georges Rivière, French actor |
| 1924 | Albert Band, French-American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Robert Drew, American director and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Arnie Risen, American basketball player (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Brendan Byrne, American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Paul Hébert, Canadian actor (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Henk Vredeling, Dutch agronomist and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Frank Broyles, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Leonie Kramer, Australian academic (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Delia Fiallo, Cuban author and screenwriter (d. 2021) |
| 1925 | Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (d. 1970) |
| 1924 | Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (d. 2011) |
| 1925 | Maria Tallchief, American ballerina and actress (d. 2013) |