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 |
|---|---|
| 1925 | Peter Hirsch, German-English metallurgist and academic |
| 1924 | Uno Laht, Estonian KGB officer and author (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Roy Walford, American pathologist and gerontologist (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Alphons Egli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 77th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Peter Safar, Austrian physician and academic (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone (d. 1975) |
| 1924 | Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Fess Parker, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Charlie Callas, American actor and comedian (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Wendell H. Ford, American politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Margaret Turner-Warwick, English physician and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Kenneth Kendall, Indian-English journalist and actor (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Scotch Taylor, South African cricketer and hockey player (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Karunanidhi, Indian screenwriter and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (d. 1990) |
| 1924 | Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1994) |
| 1925 | Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Michael Manley, Jamaican pilot and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 1997) |
| 1925 | Lee Van Cleef, American actor (d. 1989) |
| 1924 | John P. Craven, American soldier and engineer (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Robert Frank, Swiss-American photographer and director (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Marianne Bernadotte, Swedish actress and philanthropist |
| 1924 | Marc Bucci, American composer, lyricist, and dramatist (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Amalia Aguilar, Cuban-Mexican film actress and dancer (d. 2021) |
| 1925 | Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Hédi Fried, Swedish author and psychologist (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |