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 | Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American propulsion engineer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese soldier and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1924 | Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (d. 2016) |
| 1925 | Robert Cormier, American author and journalist (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Karim Olowu, Nigerian sprinter and long jumper (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Rudolf Barshai, Russian-Swiss viola player and conductor (d. 2010) |
| 1925 | Len Quested, English footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Mal Whitfield, American athlete (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Roger Williams, American pianist (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Red Webb, American baseball player (d. 1996) |
| 1924 | Karel Kachyňa, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Henk Vredeling, Dutch agronomist and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Bulat Okudzhava, Russian singer, poet, and author (d. 1997) |
| 1924 | Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer (d. 1980) |
| 1924 | Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli politician and soldier (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Olga Kennard, English crystallographer and academic |
| 1924 | Leonard Rosenman, American composer and conductor (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Yehuda Amichai, German-Israeli author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Judith Jones, American literary and cookbook editor (d. 2017) |
| 1925 | Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Larkin Kerwin, Canadian physicist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Charlie Tully, Northern Irish footballer and manager (d. 1971) |
| 1924 | Rolando Panerai, Italian baritone (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (d. 1990) |