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 | Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Roy Walford, American pathologist and gerontologist (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Charles Guggenheim, American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Philip Abbott, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1924 | J. William Middendorf, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of the Navy |
| 1924 | Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Jasu Patel, Indian cricketer (d. 1992) |
| 1924 | Russell M. Nelson, American captain, surgeon, and religious leader |
| 1924 | Grace Metalious, American author (d. 1964) |
| 1924 | Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Immanuvel Devendrar, Indian soldier (d. 1957) |
| 1924 | Red Webb, American baseball player (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Frank Corsaro, American actor and director (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Yoshirō Muraki, Japanese production designer, art director, and fashion designer (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Fuat Sezgin, Turkish historian and academic (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Amílcar Cabral, Guinea-Bissauan political leader (d. 1973) |
| 1924 | Brendan Byrne, American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Sylvia Miles, American actress (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | John C. Portman, Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square (d. 2017) |
| 1925 | Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Tofilau Eti Alesana, Samoan politician, 5th Prime Minister of Samoa (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Stanley K. Hathaway, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 40th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Al Rosen, American baseball player and manager (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Torsten Wiesel, Swedish neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1924 | Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (d. 2012) |