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 | Arnie Risen, American basketball player (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | John Harvey-Jones, English academic and businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Lucebert, Dutch poet and painter (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Charles C. Droz, American politician |
| 1924 | György Lázár, Hungarian politician, 50th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1924 | Fess Parker, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Wendell H. Ford, American politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Peter Safar, Austrian physician and academic (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli politician and soldier (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Ezra Laderman, American composer and educator (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, Scottish soldier, engineer, and judge (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | John C. Portman, Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Rudy Van Gelder, American record producer and engineer (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Brendan Byrne, American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Mary Ellen Estill. American mathematician (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Pierre Cochereau, French organist and composer (d. 1984) |
| 1924 | Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, South Korean archbishop |
| 1924 | Yehuda Amichai, German-Israeli author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Lee Marvin, American actor (d. 1987) |
| 1924 | Tullio Altamura, Italian actor |