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 | Cicely Tyson, American actress (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Karen Harup, Danish swimmer (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Joseph Campanella, American actor (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader |
| 1924 | Maurice Jarre, French composer and conductor (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Theodore Mann, American director and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Georges Prêtre, French conductor (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Jean-Luc Pépin, Canadian academic and politician, 19th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Kenneth Noland, American soldier and painter (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Freddie Bartholomew, American actor (d. 1992) |
| 1925 | Johnny Bucha, American baseball player (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Karunanidhi, Indian screenwriter and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Masao Horiba, Japanese businessman, founded Horiba (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1924 | Samuel Ruiz, Mexican bishop (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Jane Greer, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Joan Aiken, English author (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Mohammad Naseem, Pakistani-English activist and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Ed Farhat, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (d. 2010) |
| 1925 | Bobby Young, American baseball player (d. 1985) |
| 1924 | Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and historian (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Wendell H. Ford, American politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Christopher Booth, English clinician and historian (d. 2012) |