Being born under the Chinese Zodiac Sign Rat people tend to be very charismatic and have great attraction towards the opposite sex. Rats make great leaders and are hardworking, but on the other side they cab be rather unpredictable.
Percectionism is likely to be found in a Rats behaviours. Such traits combined with big ambition usually lead them to a road of success. Bad behaviours to work on would be gossiping and having a big temper. Family and friends are of great importance in a Rats life. This is also shown in generous ways towards their loved ones. Loyalty towards people close to Rats is usually guaranteed.
Astrology character and traits of Rat sign: Charming, clever, courageous, enterprising, imaginative, generous, ambitious, successful, hard workers, critical and short tempered.
1624 Zodiac Sign Rat Compatibility
Chinese Zodiac Signs are based upon a twelve year lunar cycle. Your zodiac animal sign is determined by your birthday year. If you were born in 1624 then your astrological sign is Rat. There are twelve animal signs. Each animal has it's own attributes and personality traits the Chinese believe comprise the nature of each particular animal.
Best matches for Zodiac Sign Rat are: Ox, Dragon, Monkey
Bad matches for Zodiac Sign Rat are: Horse, Rabbit, Rooster
Historical Events for the Year 1624
24th January Star Sign » Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
28th January Star Sign » Thomas Warner (explorer) named Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts.
10th June Star Sign » Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne (1624) e.g Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands.
13th August Star Sign » The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister
Famous Birthdays in 1624
31st January » Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher (d. 1669)
15th June » Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)
22nd August » Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (d. 1701)
25th August » François de la Chaise, French priest (d. 1709)
10th September » Thomas Sydenham, English physician (d. 1689)
30th October » Paul Pellisson, French author (d. 1693)
Famous Deaths in History for 1624
13th February » Stephen Gosson, English author (b. 1554)
17th February » Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (b. 1536)
13th September » Ketevan the Martyr, Kakheti wife of David I of Kakheti (b. 1565)
10th November » Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (b. 1573)
5th December » Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist and physician (b. 1560)
14th December » Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English politician, List of Lords High Admiral Lords High Admiral of England, 1413 to 1628 called Lord High Admiral (b. 1536)