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 | Benoit Mandelbrot, Polish-American mathematician and economist (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Cicely Tyson, American actress (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Jerry Coleman, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (d. 1963) |
| 1924 | Pierre Cochereau, French organist and composer (d. 1984) |
| 1924 | Timothy Evans, (d. 1950) |
| 1924 | Derek Shackleton, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (d. 2007) |
| 1925 | Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American propulsion engineer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Evelyn Boyd Granville, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic |
| 1924 | Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, screenwriter, and author (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | José Donoso, Chilean author (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Deke Slayton, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1993) |
| 1924 | Bob Appleyard, English cricketer and businessman (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Kim Song-ae, Korean politician (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Ian Black, Scottish international footballer and lawn bowls player (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Nancy Buckingham, English author |
| 1924 | Warren Miller, American director and screenwriter (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Patricia Barringer, American baseball player and accountant (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Amalia Aguilar, Cuban-Mexican film actress and dancer (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Jane Greer, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1988) |
| 1925 | Johnny Bucha, American baseball player (d. 1996) |
| 1925 | James Robinson Risner, American general and pilot (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Michael Riffaterre, French literary critic and theorist (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Margaret Truman, American singer and author (d. 2008) |