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 | James L. Greenfield, American journalist and politician |
| 1924 | Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Marguerite Andersen, German-Canadian author and educator (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Stanley K. Hathaway, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 40th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Milka Planinc, Yugoslav politician, 28th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Shirley Chisholm, American activist, educator and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Rikki Fulton, Scottish comedian (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Hédi Fried, Swedish author and psychologist (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Yevgeny Ostashev, Russian test pilot, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite (d. 1960) |
| 1924 | Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | John Davidson, American physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1989) |
| 1924 | Dennis Brutus, South African journalist, poet, and academic (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Cal Abrams, American baseball player (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Patricia Barringer, American baseball player and accountant (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Julie Wilson, American actress and singer (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Harry Threadgold, English footballer (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Morton Bard, American psychologist (d. 1997) |
| 1925 | Lee Van Cleef, American actor (d. 1989) |
| 1924 | Faith Domergue, American actress (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect, designed the Hedmark Museum (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Florence Stanley, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Ira Louvin, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (d. 1965) |
| 1924 | Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (d. 2014) |