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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| 1925 | Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Torsten Wiesel, Swedish neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1924 | Louis Teicher, American pianist (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Les Johnson, Australian politician (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | William Russell, English actor |
| 1924 | Samuel Ruiz, Mexican bishop (d. 2011) |
| 1925 | Bobby Young, American baseball player (d. 1985) |
| 1924 | Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (d. 2021) |
| 1924 | Bob Christie, American race car driver (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Bob Geigel, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Sandy Wilson, English composer and songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Eva Marie Saint, American actress |
| 1925 | Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (d. 1995) |
| 1924 | George Segal, American painter and sculptor (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Don Knotts, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (d. 1999) |
| 1925 | Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Bill Wendell, American television announcer (d. 1999) |
| 1924 | Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Pierre Cochereau, French organist and composer (d. 1984) |
| 1924 | Alphons Egli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 77th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Jimmy Rogers, American singer and guitarist (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Chet Atkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1980) |
| 1924 | Judith Jones, American literary and cookbook editor (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Ian Black, Scottish international footballer and lawn bowls player (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Al Neuharth, American journalist and author, founded USA Today (d. 2013) |