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 | Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 2012) |
| 1925 | Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (d. 2003) |
| 1925 | John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Motoo Kimura, Japanese biologist and geneticist (d. 1994) |
| 1925 | Jill Balcon, English actress (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Roy Walford, American pathologist and gerontologist (d. 2004) |
| 1925 | Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Marianne Bernadotte, Swedish actress and philanthropist |
| 1924 | James W. McCord Jr., CIA officer (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Dawda Jawara, 1st President of the Gambia (d. 2019) |
| 1925 | Gerald Durrell, Indian-English zookeeper, conservationist and author, founded Durrell Wildlife Park (d. 1995) |
| 1925 | Matthew Beard, American child actor (d. 1981) |
| 1924 | J. D. Tippit, American police officer (d. 1963) |
| 1924 | Ed Farhat, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Gloria Vanderbilt, American actress, fashion designer, and socialite (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1988) |
| 1924 | Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Harry Schwarz, South African anti-apartheid leader, lawyer, and Ambassador (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Eddie Romero, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Christopher Tolkien, English author and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Dorothy Blum, American computer scientist and cryptanalyst (d. 1980) |
| 1924 | Brendan Byrne, American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Bernard Gauthier, French cyclist (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Charles C. Droz, American politician |
| 1924 | Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Edward Cassidy, Australian Roman Catholic cardinal priest (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (d. 1990) |