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 | Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (d. 2019) |
| 1925 | Nina Bawden, English author (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1987) |
| 1924 | Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Chet Atkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2001) |
| 1924 | Torsten Wiesel, Swedish neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1924 | Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player and coach (d. 1988) |
| 1924 | Ottmar Walter, German footballer (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | James W. McCord Jr., CIA officer (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Marcia Mae Jones, American actress and singer (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Bud Powell, American pianist and composer (d. 1966) |
| 1924 | Joe Gaetjens, Haitian footballer (d. 1964) |
| 1924 | Mel Patton, American sprinter and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Les Johnson, Australian politician (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Anthony Dryden Marshall, American CIA officer and diplomat (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Theodore Mann, American director and producer (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Knut Steen, Norwegian-Italian sculptor (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan (d. 2012) |
| 1925 | Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (d. 2000) |
| 1925 | Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Derek Shackleton, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (d. 2007) |
| 1924 | Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, Scottish soldier, engineer, and judge (d. 2000) |
| 1924 | Charles Guggenheim, American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Eloísa Mafalda, Brazilian actress (d. 2018) |
| 1925 | Bobby Young, American baseball player (d. 1985) |
| 1924 | Karel Kachyňa, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Ken Albers, American singer and musician (d. 2007) |