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.
When is the Chinese Year of the Rat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (d. 1988) |
| 1924 | Peddibhotla Suryakantam, Telugu actress (d. 1994) |
| 1924 | Larkin Kerwin, Canadian physicist and academic (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Roger Williams, American pianist (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant (d. 2022) |
| 1924 | Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Giacomo Mari, Italian footballer (d. 1991) |
| 1924 | Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1984) |
| 1924 | James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1987) |
| 1924 | S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 1989) |
| 1924 | Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (d. 2019) |
| 1924 | Frank Martínez, American soldier and painter (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Florence Stanley, American actress (d. 2003) |
| 1924 | Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (d. 2016) |
| 1924 | Max Trepp, Swiss sprinter (d. 1990) |
| 1924 | Kurt Furgler, Swiss politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2008) |
| 1924 | Eloísa Mafalda, Brazilian actress (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Arthur Brittenden, English journalist (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader |
| 1924 | Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013) |
| 1924 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian poet and politician, 10th Prime Minister of India (d. 2018) |
| 1924 | Nancy Buckingham, English author |
| 1924 | Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Edmund Purdom, British-Italian actor (d. 2009) |
| 1924 | Philip Abbott, American actor (d. 1998) |
| 1924 | Curtis Turner, American race car driver (d. 1970) |
| 1924 | Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968) |
| 1924 | Albert Band, French-American director and producer (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Knut Steen, Norwegian-Italian sculptor (d. 2011) |