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 | Scotch Taylor, South African cricketer and hockey player (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver and sailor (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Dennis Brutus, South African journalist, poet, and academic (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Amalia Aguilar, Cuban-Mexican film actress and dancer (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Jean-François Lyotard, French philosopher, sociologist, and literary theorist (d. 1998) |
| 1924 | Tofilau Eti Alesana, Samoan politician, 5th Prime Minister of Samoa (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Milka Planinc, Yugoslav politician, 28th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Shirley Chisholm, American activist, educator and politician (d. 2005) |
| 1925 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and author (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Evan S. Connell, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Les Johnson, Australian politician (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Bob Christie, American race car driver (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | John Love, Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Johanna Döbereiner, Czech-Brazilian agronomist and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Lorne Munroe, Canadian-American cellist and educator (d. 2020) |
| 1924 | Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (d. 1972) |
| 1924 | Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese soldier and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1924 | Arthur Rankin Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Carlos Humberto Romero, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Roza Shanina, Russian sergeant and sniper (d. 1945) |
| 1924 | Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (d. 2003) |