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 | Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (d. 2016) |
| 1925 | Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (d. 1992) |
| 1924 | Robert Peters, American poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | J. D. Tippit, American police officer (d. 1963) |
| 1924 | Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | José Donoso, Chilean author (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Gary Morton, American comedian and producer (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Jack T. Chick, American author, illustrator, and publisher (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Yehuda Amichai, German-Israeli author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Motoo Kimura, Japanese biologist and geneticist (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Edmund Purdom, British-Italian actor (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Charles Guggenheim, American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Priscilla Pointer, American actress |
| 1924 | John C. Portman, Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Earl Palmer, American Hall of Fame drummer (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Yevgeny Ostashev, Russian test pilot, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite (d. 1960) |
| 1924 | Jean-Luc Pépin, Canadian academic and politician, 19th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | George Zuverink, American baseball player (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Warren Miller, American director and screenwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Leo Buscaglia, American author and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1924 | Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977) |
| 1924 | Sybil Stockdale, American activist, co-founded the National League of Families (d. 2015) |